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The ‘Blue Economy’ Myth: We Have to Stop Thinking the Ocean Can Be Run Like a Business
Protecting the Earth’s oceans is problematic when profit is the leading concern. kees torn, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/lic...
Michael Laxer
Oct 19, 202418 min read


What Would a Real Renewable Energy Transition Look Like?
The seven steps that could help build a social movement and ensure a sustainable future. kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0...
Michael Laxer
Oct 9, 202411 min read


How Australia Helps the U.S. Destabilize Asia
Rally initiated by the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network to oppose the AUKUS security pact, 2021 -- Matt Hrkac from Geelong /...
Michael Laxer
Sep 27, 20244 min read


The Decline of the U.S. Empire: Where Is It Taking Us All?
By Richard D. Wolff The evidence suggests that empires often react to periods of their own decline by over-extending their coping...
Michael Laxer
Sep 6, 20245 min read


Community in Motion
Bike co-ops uphold a tradition of self-empowerment through cycling. Vegasjon, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4....
Michael Laxer
Aug 3, 20246 min read


Property and Debt in Ancient Rome
The Roman concept of property is essentially creditor-oriented. As Rome’s power grew, practices quickly became predatory. House of the...
Michael Laxer
Apr 16, 20248 min read


The Myth That India’s Freedom Was Won Nonviolently Is Holding Back Progress
Some struggles can be kept nonviolent, but decolonization never has been—certainly not in India. Public domain image of Gandhi leaving a...
Michael Laxer
Apr 9, 202415 min read


How Elite Infighting Made the Magna Carta
Although the Magna Carta typically is depicted as the birth of England’s fight to create democracy, the 13th-century struggle was to...
Michael Laxer
Apr 6, 20246 min read


The Great Archaeological Discovery of Our Time
An interview with renowned archaeologist Gary M. Feinman on the emergence of a global data set from our past that humanity can use to...
Michael Laxer
Mar 9, 20247 min read


Dubai Is a Fitting Host for the Climate Circus
A host nation that promises progress but relies on regressive policies is revealing just how seriously fossil fuel interests have coopted...
Michael Laxer
Dec 11, 20235 min read
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