I'm not going to say anything, other than pose the question - "When are people going to accept this and stop trying to fix climate change?" I will leave Bill McKibben to explain the situation: Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry. Not that he reaches the same conclusions as I do. No climate change expert does,... Continue Reading →
The Man Who Lives Without Money
Photo credit: The Man Who Lives Without Money. The Man Who Lives Without Money. I'm not recommending this as a course of action (since I am not prepared to do it myself, until I need to - although I have given the idea consideration), but it is clear to me that one day we all... Continue Reading →
Today I Mourn The World
So, what's so special about today? Nothing really, or nothing that I am aware of. Except that every day is special in its own way. No, I mourn the world pretty much every day. I can remember when life was simple. It didn't stay that way for long but during my early years when there... Continue Reading →
Millennial Disengagement
"Have millennials given up on democracy?" Asks The Guardian Photo credit: Young people demonstrate in Lyon against a new labour code they called ‘an unprecedented offensive against the young’. Photograph: Konrad K/Sipa/Rex Shutterstock "...young adults are deeply sceptical about democracy". They should be. Except that perhaps the system they are basing that opinion on is... Continue Reading →
A Tale Or Two Of Cities
Take a look at the real America. No, no, not the Wall Street version. Not the Post-GFC Recovery mythical government statistics version. But the one that reveals a country on the road to ruin. 'A Country Breaking Down'. Elizabeth Drew's review is quite revealing. You might find a good book title or two, too, to... Continue Reading →
A Statement Of Importance To All
As a proud supporting member of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (the only activism, albeit passive on my part, that I allow myself to engage in these days), I am happy to share the statement (see below and here on Facebook) read out on the State of Food & Agriculture in the Asia-Pacific Region at... Continue Reading →
“Going Full Whig” – Kunstler’s Bombshell
It was around midnight when I penned my previous post on Jim Kunstler's latest article - : Going Full Whig yesterday. It may not be surprising therefore, that I did not possess the mental acuity at that late hour to fully take in what he was saying. So, here I am, back again, less than... Continue Reading →
Scrofula Fever
"Let's Make America Great Again", says Trump. "America never stopped being great", says Hilly Billy Clinton. Kunstler says (and I guess that is why I love him so much): "I guess she’s been traveling around the strip-mall wastelands of Carolina failing to notice the carnage that lays upon this land like a mortal scrofula. America... Continue Reading →
China’s Credit Rating Reduced To Negative
I'm not sure if this action by Moody's as reported on RT is a beat-up or not. I guess it is intended to signal that China is in trouble. Is that really the case? Photo credit: A view of the city skyline from the Zhongfu Building at night in Beijing © Jason Lee / Reuters... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 