The Pause That Passes For Peace
Why Military Force is Never Sufficient
Capitalism, extraction, growth, productivity, profit, and the cultural commitments behind economic expansion.
Why Military Force is Never Sufficient
The changing nature of capital and its use
A Death Wish with a Business Plan
A friend of mine posted something on LinkedIn this morning that I could not put down.
I have spent much of my life staring at the dashboard of a civilisation that thinks it’s steering, while in reality its strapped to the front of a runaway helter-skelter, applauding its own acceleration.
Distrust and the Machinery of an Exhausted Civilisation
How the attention economy converts sincerity into spectacle
The Portal Between Obsolete Containers and the Ecority Paradigm
Navigating the Illusion of Choice in an Oligarchic Age
What a Royal Commission Can and Cannot Achieve
Don't ask that. Don't say this. Don't touch that...
From Industrial Economism to Ecority in the American Experiment
War, Debt, and Permanent Dependency
Reimagining a Future Beyond Capitalism
Breaking the Cult of More and More Stuff
Why Climate Risk Is Becoming the New Capital Requirement
Navigating the Nonsense of Perpetual Growth
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