An occupying power has a vested interest in speaking of “war.” It implies that the enemy forces are at par with yours, and that you intend to get out of that situation as soon as possible.
Make Oppression Backfire
“Making oppression backfire is a skill, sort of like jujitsu, that’s all about playing your opponents’ strongest card against them. Before you can do that, though, you need to understand exactly how oppression works.” (Srdja Popovic)
Rise of the Juggernaut
“GDP growth is, ultimately, an indicator of the welfare of capitalism. That we have all come to see it as a proxy for the welfare of humans represents an extraordinary ideological coup.” (Jason Hickel)
Who Wants to Be an Economist?
Can humanity thrive without destroying the planet? It all depends on your representation of the economic purpose, says Kate Raworth, a “renegade economist” working at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
Change the Goal
Conventional economics has no goal except one by default: indefinite growth. In nature, this is the principle of cancer. To get back to health, it is time to give the economy a more meaningful purpose.
Human Animals
On October 9, 2023, Yoav Gallant declared a genocidal intent on behalf of the Israeli government. Nothing really exceptional. The rhetoric behind it has long served Israel’s territorial interests.