Justin Amash and our Different Dictionaries
Fake News? Family Values? Disloyalty? Americans working out of different dictionaries find it harder to communicate across the political divide.
Dawn Allen
Dawn Allen is a freelance writer and editor who is passionate about sustainability, political economy, gardening, traditional craftwork, and simple living. She and her husband are currently renovating a rural homestead in southeastern Michigan.
The Future Is Fascist, Unless We Act Now
The collapse of the natural world is driving social and political collapse, feeding popular support for authoritarian regimes. The future is fascist.
2019 Crops Dying, Expect Food Price Rise
With Midwestern flooding and drought from India to Australia drastically reducing 2019 crops, expect higher prices for food – and worse future shocks.
Businesses Are Pulling Back Promotions
Companies like Amazon, Tesla, and Bed Bath & Beyond are pulling back on promotions that customers have come to take for granted.
Socialism. You Keep Using That Word…
Americans are working out of at least three different dictionaries when they talk about Socialism. No wonder they can’t agree on what it is, or even whether it’s an economic or governmental system.
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
Too much flooding, too many wildfires and tornadoes, too much carbon in the atmosphere, too much stuff, too much waste, and it’s all connected.
The Kids Are All Right – Despite Us
Despite spending less time outside than prisoners and facing a bleak future, recent protests make it clear that the kids are all right.
Rural America: Our Past or Our Future?
Rural America is facing tough times, worsened by a President that promised to lift them up but who is letting them down. In the long term, though, a rural renaissance is inevitable.
Rebuilding After a Fire is a Disaster
Rebuilding after a wildfire can be a disaster itself, since insurance companies, stretched from more and bigger fires, may not pay the full cost of construction or living expenses. Maybe that will encourage us to change the way we think about doing the same thing over and over.