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The Secret Life of Polarization
What if we are reaching peak density in centralization–the total freeze on sovereignty? Then the countering forces must be equally formidable in terms of collapse and reset, by law.
Forsaking Cahokia
There was no dramatic overthrow. No apocalyptic war. People simply withdrew their consent. They stopped building. They stopped participating. They walked away into smaller villages, the forest, on the land.
The Myth of the Civilized vs. the Savage
The West has no monopoly on wisdom. That skyscrapers and satellites do not prove superiority. That complexity isn’t the same as maturity.
The Myth of Infinite Growth
Growth, in its current industrial form, is a pathology. We built our entire civilization around it. We sacrificed rivers, forests, children’s futures, and our own sanity, to a logic that says more is always better.
Twelve Steps For Civilization in Collapse
We live in an addicted civilization. Industrialism, extraction, consumption… it’s a bender that never ends. We know it’s killing us, and still we can’t stop. That’s addiction.
The Myth of the Autonomous Human
The systems we live under want us fractured. Fragmented. Optimizing ourselves and mistrusting each other. They want freedom to be an illusion — something we chase, but never feel.
Rights of Nature to Confront Unjust Systems of Power
“A Bright Spot Amidst the Chaos” – From New York to Minnesota, the Rights of Nature are Growing
Building the commons in working-class communities
If the financial system ever goes down, the commons can provide a way to operate a means of exchange, so we can keep doing stuff for each other without their money, accounts and payment systems.
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