We are NOT the 99%
But you might be surprised to find this 1% doesn’t just comprise the super-rich. It may include you, or people you know. And this fact has big implications for social justice and planetary survival.
class privilege
The Good Ancestor: Review
A book that inspires reading is a good book. A book that inspires thought is a better book. A book that inspires action is the best book of all. The Good Ancestor is the best book of all.
The Class Divide in a Time of Pandemic: a Permaculture Perspective
So can a permaculture perspective add insight and a model of adaptive change in the context of the current crisis? I believe applying permaculture ethics and design principles to how we live can reduce our vulnerabilities to shocks from whatever quarter…
The Lies We’re Told About Appalachia
Stories about Appalachia, who tells them and who gets to claim them, matter a great deal when it comes to understanding the place and people more fully. And that understanding is critical, because without a deeper and more complete understanding of Appalachia, it will be hard for its people to build a brighter future that crosses lines of division and works toward parity between race and class.
The Privilege of Being Privileged
The Ford Foundation believes we have an obligation to strengthen capitalism. In fact we have a duty to transform it.
Is Sustainability only for the Privileged?
Those proposing just sustainability argue that if sustainability only includes or is only for the benefit of privileged people, then logically we don’t have any hope of actually achieving it.
Where On The Titanic Would You Like Your Deck Chair, Ma’am?
Every human society without exception gives some members more say in making decisions than others.
Starhawking the Privilege Game
If it’s true that the suppression of talk about privilege in general, and class privilege in particular, is in the process of breaking down, it’s not a minute too soon.