With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Monday, June 05, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
TALES OF THE TONGUE
Since first evolving 350 million years ago, the tongue has taken myriad forms, unlocking new niches and boosting the diversity of life
A company says it added mammoth DNA to plant-based burgers and that they tasted much more 'intense' and 'meatier' than the cow version
Child Labor Is on the Rise
State legislatures across the country are making it easier to hire minors in low-paid and dangerous jobs.
Faculty Fight for Academic Freedom at Harvard
Daniel Ellsberg Is Dying. And He Has Some Final Things to Say.
Excellent Post by Ellen Brown
Financial Transactions Tax
Jack Dorsey is backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — an anti-vaxxer who called Anthony Fauci a fascist — for president
New US Navy video clearly shows Chinese warship cutting off a US destroyer during 'unsafe' encounter in the Taiwan Strait
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Ted Koppel on Covering—and Befriending—Henry Kissinger
Georgia Officials Target Bail Fund in Crackdown on ‘Cop City’ Protests
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