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Building an Anti-Economy
EVEN WHILE CAPITALISM continues its inexorable push to corral every square inch of the globe into its logic of money and markets, new practices are emerging that redefine politics and open Continue reading
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Pleistocene Dreams
EVERY KID IN THE U.S. knows and cares about dinosaurs, but few have even heard of the Shasta ground sloth, let alone its contemporaries: American mastodons, western camels, Mexican horses, and Continue reading
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Down with Descartes
THE SHAMAN Martín Prechtel once told me that back in his village, no one would say, “I am healthy but my child is sick.” A person would say, “My family is Continue reading
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The Big Green Lie
Someone asked me recently, “I know green is popular now. But what’s next?” I said: “Honesty.” Consultants tell you that green business is profitable. Stories of businesses successfully implementing green programs Continue reading
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Disappearing Animal Migrations
AS A LITTLE BOY with a passion for birdwatching, I joined the local Audubon Society. Each spring as we chased warblers, tanagers, and thrushes, the old timers would complain about the Continue reading