Sharon Astyk: 2011 Predictions–A Savage Place

Sharon Astyk: 2011 Predictions–A Savage Place

ORIGINAL ARTICLE This year I have a jump on my predictions – as part of my comparatively new role as Editor of the Peak Oil Review Commentary section, I had the fun of asking a whole lot of smart people what they think is going to happen, and thinking about...
Is There An Ecological Unconscious? By Daniel B. Smith

Is There An Ecological Unconscious? By Daniel B. Smith

[Think the collapse of industrial civilization is nothing more than a physical phenomenon requiring only logistical preparation? This brilliant New York Times article from earlier this year argues otherwise. It is even more relevant than it was 11 months...
Automatic Earth: About That 90% Drop In Home Prices

Automatic Earth: About That 90% Drop In Home Prices

Check Out A Related News Story: Homeless Squatting In Foreclosed Homes ORIGINAL ARTICLE Ilargi: One of the few things that Stoneleigh and I occasionally disagree on -and there really are but a few- is the rate at which real estate prices will decline. I proudly and...
Obama Is A Hostage, But Not To The GOP, By Paul Farrell

Obama Is A Hostage, But Not To The GOP, By Paul Farrell

ORIGINAL ARTICLE New York Times columnist Frank Rich branded himself a new kind of wikileaker in his column, “All the President’s Captors.” Rich diagnosed Obama using “an article titled ‘Understanding Stockholm Syndrome’ in the online archives of The FBI Law...