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Society After Society Is Choosing Self-Destruction Over Transformation. Why? Sep 28 Member-only Save If you want to understand global collapse, well, we’re going to start with a little notion called the Revenge of the Proles. You see, right about now, it’s self-evident that civilization’s in dire shape — take a hard look at at fascism … Read more

The (Real) Explanation for the Global Energy Crisis Sep 1 Member-only Save By now, you can’t fail to have noticed that much of the world’s been plunged into afull blown energy crisis. Hence, the question I get asked most often lately. It happens every day at the park, while the dogs run and laugh and … Read more

Why We’re Underestimating How Catastrophic Climate Change Already Is — and How Much Worse It’s Going to Get Jul 31 Member-only Save Where do we go from here? That’s the question you might be asking, looking around at the dire state of the world these days. It’s not looking good out there. Let’s start with … Read more

Three Facts Everyone Should Know About the Age of Extinction Jul 18 Save See those two pics above? That’s what’s known as the “world heat map.” One’s from 1976, which was a hot year, back in…those days. The other one’snow. I don’t have to explain which is which. You already know. You know because Europe’s … Read more

The Age of Extinction Is Dawning by the Day — And We’re Doing Too Little Too Late to Stop It Jul 17 Member-only Save There’s a brutal truth that I think we’re all going to have to contend with. Take a look out there at the world. How do you think things are going? Europe’s … Read more

How Bad Will the Economy Get? You Don’t Want to Know Jun 19 Member-only Save Inflation skyrocketing. Stock market tanking. Pundits are calling it “a tough new economic climate” and “a slow economy.” So…how bad is the economy going to get? If you really want to understand this question, then let’s talk about it seriously … Read more

This Is How Civilizations Collapse, And Why Ours Feels Like It‚Äôs Beginning To May 30, 2022 Member-only Save Irecently did an interviewwith veteran broadcasterAnthony Davis, formerly of the BBC. I don‚Äôt often do interviews these days, for a simple reason ‚Äî I turn down most requests from American mainstream media because they expect me to … Read more

We’re Crossing the Threshold of Survivability — And There’s No Going Back Member-only story Follow Eudaimonia and Co — 106 Listen Share “Why do you think people are a little freaked out by what I’m talking about these days?” I was asking my kid sis. She laughed. “You’re basically telling them it’s the end of … Read more

Our Societies Create Too Many Losers — And Almost No Winners May 19, 2022 Member-only Save The massacre in Buffalo. Akid, a young man, a self-described fascist stormed into a market — andshot ten people dead. More injured. It’s a tiny, horrific example of a disturbing trend. Fascism is seducing the world. This example, as … Read more

How Putin’s Russia Went From Failed State to Fascist State Mar 22 Save See that pic above? That’s drone footage of the horror and devastation that’s been wrought on Mariupol. So here’s one of the questions you might have right about now: why is Russialikethis? The answer to that question is simpler than you might … Read more