At the same time that there’s these extremes going on in the planetary level, we have new science that’s telling us that this physical world that we can see and experience with our five senses, isn’t all there is.
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Writings of J. Todd Ring: Decentralization Or Collapse
To halt the decline of our civilization and stop our race toward ecological, economic and social collapse, we must sow and create a paradigm shift, a shift in the dominant world view, a shift in consciousness. That requires consciousness raising, media activism, and education. But we also need a fundamental
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Importing From China, Part Two: We Need A Green New Deal, Not An Orwellian Police State
What is the state of China and the West? Here is a brief synopsis and overview. This much, at least, should be perfectly clear: switching off fossil fuels – with a full speed, WWII level effort – is urgently required, and renewables are the clear answer, along with the even
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Canada, Climate Emergency and Economic Cataclysm: A Proposed Response In Brief
Or, On Trolls and Concision, Sound-Bite Culture, and The Importance of Thinking For Yourself (Please see my recent essay, titled, Canada, eh?, for part one of this present meditation) The following issues require immediate, urgent attention, thought and action, proritized in the highest degree by all levels of society,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: NORMAL is Cancelled Due To COVID Pandemic
“Capitalism’s shield has been breached — we can now see its soul,” writes Brad Zarett in a recent article first published in Medium. Brad writes about avoiding the trap of getting ‘back to normal’ once Read more…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Some Heavy Lifting
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Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Elizabeth May: Vote as if your life depends on it
Winnipeg, Aug. 15, 2019: “We need people to vote as if their life depended on it, because it just might.” — Elizabeth May. Photo: Paul S. Graham Elizabeth May came to Winnipeg yesterday to lend her voice in support of Manitoba Greens contesting the Sept. 10th provincial election. She
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: What Are We To Make of Justin Trudeau?
To a few, he’s the best person ever, a truly decent man and a great prime minister. To a different few, he’s the worst person ever, utterly corrupt, even venal. I don’t believe either of them. He is flawed. He is not to be trusted. He’ll break his promises without
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Andrew Scheer’s Bigot Problem and the Green Wave That Isn’t
In normal times, in a different Canada, a story about Andrew Scheer's monster bigot problem would be enough to end his political career.For his bigotry couldn't be more disgusting, or more damaging.Especially at a time when he has finally decided to tell us who is the real Scheer.Which should be
Continue reading350 or bust: Climate Emergency: Arctic Sea Ice Bombshell
* As Joe Romm at ThinkProgress points out, this should be the story of the week/year/decade: Now the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the UK’s primary agency for funding and managing environmental sciences research, has made it official. In a Wednesday press release, they report: Arctic sea ice volume has declined
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