The earth continues its slow but accelerating decay, with distress signs visible in all of its major life-sustaining systems — its atmospheric, hydrospheric, oceanic, climate, cryospheric and soil systems. In each of these systems we can currently see disruptions, but the interesting thing is the degree to which the disruptions are linked to each other […]
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Zika Virus: Scarier and Scarier
posted by Planet In Distress
Zika has reached epidemic levels in parts of the Caribbean and South America, and is expected to achieve local transmission status in the contiguous United States soon (it is already a massive local transmission problem in Puerto Rico and other US territories). The virus may eventually infect more than half the world’s population. While the […]
The Selfishness Paradigm
posted by Planet In Distress
The Selfishness Paradigm is the working title of my next book, and it is a topic that I am excited to be writing about. I am currently working on a series of short videos on the topic (more on this as that project develops) and have begun writing and speaking publicly on parts of the topic. You […]
The Politics of Crisis
posted by Planet In Distress
What happens when very large crisis are apparent on the horizon and it becomes clear that some in a country will lose a great deal and others will be asked to chip in to assist with the losses? Politics, that’s what happens. Positioning and messaging and the careful arranging of arguments. Everything needed to get […]