Trump’s victory has exposed, for a second time, the failings of the entire US political system and its pursuit of a capitalist, imperialist agenda. (more…)
Author: Richard Eckersley
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Indigenous cultures show other worlds are possible
‘I think the natives held privately that in taking such pains to make things grow where already things grew of their own accord I was maybe a little mad…. As for myself, there were times when…. it came to me with considerable force that perhaps in this private opinion there was a deal of truth…’ – Jack McLaren, ‘My Crowded Solitude’, 1926.
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Fiddling while the world teeters on the brink
We need a no-holds-barred attack on corporate power to meet global threats. (more…)
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Being young is getting worse, but we are not sure why, or what it means
Ill health, perhaps especially mental ill health, is generally seen as a personal issue, requiring diagnosis and treatment. But at the population level, mental health problems have a profound message for our societies and their futures. We need to pay it more heed. (more…)
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In the eye of the hurricane, can we find truth?
To survive this critical century, we need to know the truth about it. (more…)
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Subjectivity: the overlooked dimension of the debate about economic growth
The continuing debate in Pearls and Irritations about economic growth and sustainability has largely ignored a critical dimension: the role of human subjectivity. (more…)
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Why invisible cultures will determine humanity’s future
A deeply flawed culture is spreading throughout the world epitomised by today’s global, technocratic and managerial elite with growing inequality and concentration of wealth and power. (more…)
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The deep divide between the people and mainstream politics and media
The deep divide between the people and mainstream politics and media
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COVID-19 lays bare the US’s deep problems, with some help from Trump
With the COVID-19 pandemic laying waste to the country, and President Trump’s chances of re-election fading, the United States is at last beginning to look more deeply into its problems.
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Closing the gap between the science and politics of progress (Part 2 of 2)
Global politics is based on an outmoded and increasingly destructive model of human progress and development. In the second of two parts, RICHARD ECKERSLEY examines the critical nexus between science and politics in redefining progress. (more…)
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Closing the gap between the science and politics of progress (Part 1 of 2)
Global politics is based on an outmoded and increasingly destructive model of human progress and development. In the first of two parts, RICHARD ECKERSLEY examines what is wrong with the model with respect to sustainability and quality of life. (more…)