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Can Small-Scale Farming Feed the World?
In the 1970s, environmentalists and politicians in the imperial core quivered in their seats at the prospect of a population explosion. Malthusian prophecies of total collapse and Thanos-esque proposals of racial extermination pervaded political thought. For many,…
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Amazon Alternatives Guide: 2022 Update
Why would anyone want to avoid Amazon? A one-stop-shop for everything from books to clothes to pillows featuring Nicolas Cage’s face photoshopped onto Kim Jong Un’s head, it has made it possible for almost anything you want…
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Why Plastic Pollution Is Even Worse Than You Think
Along the banks of the Mississippi River, right before it spills out past New Orleans into the sea, lies Cancer Alley: an 85-mile strip of shoreline where residents are contracting cancer at astronomical rates. But this isn’t…
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The True Cost of Cryptocurrency
Amidst the loud hum of computers, digital gold is born. Churning and churning, hundreds of computers mine for a new form of currency – one that professes to be the decentralized, deflationary disruptor of the modern banking…
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We had electric cars in 1900… Then this happened
Tearing through the crowded streets of Philadelphia, an electric car and a gas-powered car sought to win a heated race. One that mimicked cars’ actual use: they had to stop at stop lights, wait for pedestrians to…
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Planned obsolescence sucks. Here’s why it still exists
In December of 1924, the heads of all the major lightbulb manufacturers across the world met in Geneva to concoct a sinister plan. Their talks outlined limits on how long all of their lightbulbs would last –…
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The Problem with Consumerism
In 2009, South Korea did something remarkable. The country poured 2% of its GDP – some 38.1 billion US dollars – into environmental projects, hoping to create one million green jobs over the next five years. The…
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10 Books That Offer Hope (and Solutions) for the Future
It’s December 2020 and we’re in dire need of positivity and hope. With so many global crises unfolding, investigating solutions to both new and old problems should provide a welcome boost. With their charm, potential for depth,…
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8 Tips for a Non-Consumerist Festive Season
How can a celebration that has nothing to do with buying things be returned to values of kindness and care? Can we reclaim not only Christmas but all holidays, both religious and secular, and make them less…
