February - 2024

Feb 2919 min read

A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC

This morning NPR landed in my news feed with this astonishing bit of journalism: Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its...

Feb 239 min read

SPOILS

Sho-sho : What do you know about Anfal? Ne-nah : What language is that? Sho-sho : Arabic, I presume. Ne-nah : Al-Anfal is the title...

Feb 213 min read

INFLATION

In the summer of 1998, as a teen, I got my first paying job working at a community centre. I had no education or any work or life...

Feb 197 min read

NO-CYCLE

In 2011, I wrote an essay about recycling. I was venting my frustration that, despite many decades of “the three Rs”, tons of emergent...

Feb 143 min read

IS THAT WHAT WE NEEDED?

I've recently written a few rants about cannabis legalization in Canada and harm reduction in BC. Exploring these themes further, I just...

Aug 316 min read

PROBLEM SOLVING - A CAUTIONARY TALE

May 2313 min read

I'M ALL FOR BURNING BOOKS (AND SO ARE YOU)

Apr 112 min read

PREDICTING THE FUTURE

Dec 27, 20233 min read

MANIFEST

Dec 5, 20236 min read

ONE THING IS CLEAR

Jun 25, 202312 min read

"IF IT'S SO AVAILABLE WHY ARE PEOPLE DYING MORE THAN EVER?"

Jun 11, 20239 min read

TIME TO LOOK AGAIN

Jan 8, 20236 min read

HOW ARE SEA STARS DOING?

Dec 20, 20223 min read

"DOOMSDAY GLACIER"

Jul 16, 20222 min read

IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT

Feb 21, 20223 min read

TO WATCH

Jan 5, 202233 min read

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

Jul 22, 20210 min read

THESIS DEFENSE PRESENTATION

Apr 29, 202111 min read

NO SENSE OF PLACE or HOW TO ERASE HISTORY AND CULTURE

Aug 5, 20203 min read

KIMMERER ON LANGUAGE

Nov 23, 20192 min read

"FUNCTIONALLY EXTINCT"

Sep 15, 20198 min read

I HAVE QUESTIONS

Jul 27, 20194 min read

HONEYBEES AND HUMANITY

Mar 25, 20196 min read

THE SHÖNBRUNN MIRACLE

Feb 14, 20195 min read

DO WE HAVE TO KEEP DOING THIS? (INSECT EDITION)

Apr 15, 20186 min read

KIDNAPPINGS

Jun 6, 20172 min read

LEGACY

Mar 14, 20176 min read

HOW TO FUND A WORKER CO-OP

Nov 3, 20168 min read

WE ALL LIVE

Feb 29, 20165 min read

STICKING TO ONE’S GUNS

Dec 20, 20152 min read

I BELIEVE YOU

Mar 26, 20153 min read

IDEAL CANDIDATE

May 14, 20149 min read

CONTEXT

Jun 12, 20134 min read

EARTH HOUR: IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK

Jan 24, 20137 min read

VISUALIZATION

Dec 8, 201221 min read

TOWARD AN OLD CONSCIOUSNESS

Feb 13, 20129 min read

TAKING OWNERSHIP

Dec 9, 201120 min read

SAMASOURCE: LIBERATING FORCE OR TROJAN HORSE