damariszehnerOct 5, 20205 minNormalDisease is not abnormal. The pandemic is not abnormal. The conditions of life right now are normal and have been since the pre-Cambrian era.
damariszehnerJul 30, 20206 minDecline and FallOn the increasing similarities between fourth-century Rome and the United States in 2020.
damariszehnerJul 22, 20204 minThe Signs of RevolutionWhat happens to a country that is divided the way we are?
damariszehnerJun 19, 202011 minSteps to SustainabilityIdeas for sustainable living, from simple and inexpensive to life-changing, from things we can do now to things to plan for the future.
damariszehnerJun 14, 20204 minRisk AssessmentWe’re not any good at threat assessment. Familiar dangers are ignored, while the most remote ones seem the most fearsome.
damariszehnerJun 5, 20204 minConvenience, Community, and Late-Stage CapitalismConvenience is killing community, and late-stage capitalism is delighted.
damariszehnerMay 21, 20205 minOur Robot OverlordsWhich way will our enslavement to computers go in the next few years?
damariszehnerMay 1, 20206 minCounting the CostAre we wasting our human resources by trying to keep them safe?
damariszehnerApr 23, 20204 minUncertainty and GraceWho is right? Will staying at home or going back to work result in more people dying? We don’t know.
damariszehnerApr 18, 20206 minFrom Conquest to BalanceUltimately nature will achieve the balance that it is always aiming for – with us or without us.
damariszehnerApr 3, 20207 minPandemics, People, Ideas, or Inventions: How Does Change Happen?Don’t be discouraged if you don’t know how you can make change happen. There is still great work for you to do.
damariszehnerMar 26, 20204 minWho Will We Be a Year from Now?What concerns me today is who we’ll choose to be, once this has settled down and the prospect for a new normal seems possible.
damariszehnerMar 5, 20206 minConservation and CapitalismA review of a book that challenges our assumptions about human and nonhuman nature.
damariszehnerFeb 20, 202010 minBarrels, Buckets, and Bottles: Adventures in Low-Water LivingIf water systems collapse, or if we decide to simplify voluntarily, we may be surprised at the lifestyle changes that await us.
damariszehnerFeb 13, 20202 minUtopia Revisited: Economics Discussion ForumOffer one change to our current economic system that would be an imaginative solution to a pressing issue. Unfettered thinking required.
damariszehnerNov 15, 20196 minBacklashWhat is it about attempts at justice and peace, like Rojava’s, that infuriate the rest of the world?
damariszehnerOct 31, 20195 minThe Neurosis of the Lone RevolutionaryConcerning the difficulties of making changes in a society that is not yet ready to change.
damariszehnerOct 17, 20195 minThinking Outside the GridGuest author Steven Gorelick considers home energy use.
