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But the environmental crisis rises closer to home. Every time we draw a breath, every time we drink a glass of water, we are suffering from it. And more important, every time we indulge in, or depend on, the wastefulness of our economy – and our economy’s first principle is waste – we are causing the crisis. Nearly every one of us, nearly every day of his life, is contributing directly to the ruin of this planet.
The World-Ending Fire
Wendell Berry
The competitive individualism evident in all rich societies, but particularly pervasive in the US, works to reinforce these feelings of isolation and fear. We are encouraged to believe that we have to compete with one another for resources – for jobs, for commodities, even romantic partners. And those who fail in those competitions are considered ‘losers’.
Why Trump Won - Grace Blakeley
Substack
In short, my thesis is simple: the state and its sovereignty, the monopoly of force that manifests itself fully in war, but also its administrative power, should be integrated with Marxian concepts of capital and production.
Political Conditions for a New World Order
illwill.com
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