Thanks to NBC’s unimpressive approach to global sports journalism, Saturday’s news has revolved around the Rio Olympics swimming and track results. Part of NBC’s narrative programming is marketing the belief that hard, individual work plus supportive nuclear social networks equals success. The formula appears in US advertising, such as Proctor and Gamble’s “Thank You, Mom” campaign and Minute […]
Reader Review 11 – Video Edition
For your weekly web browse. George Monbiot on Rewilding TEDGlobal 2013: “For more wonder, rewild the world.” (Monbiot) George Monbiot is a British investigative environmental journalist who has worked on domestic and international stories for more than two decades. His current work includes challenging the ultra-wealthy on population politics, but he also offers inspirational descriptions […]
After the March: Photos
The People’s Climate March last Sunday was an overwhelming experience in many ways: where the route was planned for 100,000 to 250,000 people, between 310,000 and 400,000 people actually participated by the end of the day. Halfway through the morning, one of my march buddies looked around and said to me: “So many people here. And not one […]
On the People’s Climate March: Conversation No. 1
“It’s not just a one-day march. It’s our long-term ability to build a strong climate movement that we need to invest in.” —Ananda Lee Tan I’ll be at the People’s Climate March in NYC all day Sunday. Over 1,500 organizations are now registered to participate, and over 800 buses including ours will be heading to […]
Humankind as Plague
Big Think‘s Tauriq Moosa revisits Alan Weisman’s World Without People. Star Trek fans might recall Q’s first trial of humanity on The Next Generation. Moosa asks: how could we justify human existence to such aliens if evidence for our value is limited? Are We a Plague? Well, That Depends Climate change and imported disease may […]
