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The Next Twilight of Environmentalism | John Michael Greer

Aug. 7, 2019 (EcoSophia.net) -- Well, it’s about to happen all over again. I’ve been wondering how soon a certain marriage of convenience in contemporary cultural politics would come messily apart, and now we’ve seen one of the typical warning signs of that impending breach. Those of my readers who are concerned about environmental issues -- actually concerned, that is, and not simply using the e ...

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The Twilight of the Monofuture | John Michael Greer

July 31, 2019 (EcoSophia.net) -- I’m pleased to say that my post here two weeks ago, on the way that belief in progress depends on a certain kind of historical amnesia, got a lively and mostly though ...

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Facebook algorithm changes suppressed journalism and meddled with democracy | Jennifer Grygiel

July 24, 2019 (The Conversation) -- As the 2020 election approaches, there is much public concern that what was dubbed “Russian meddling” in the 2016 presidential election could happen again. But wha ...

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The geoengineering of consent: How conspiracists dominate YouTube climate science content | Frontiers

Credit: CC0 Public DomainJuly 25, 2019 (TechXplore) -- Using YouTube to learn about climate-change-related topics will expose you to video content that mostly opposes worldwide scientific consensus. ...

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Dishonest acts hurt one's ability to read others' emotions | Jill Young Miller

PinocchioJuly 25, 2019 (MedicalXpress) -- A consultant inflates his hours so he'll be paid more. Will his dishonesty later affect whether he'll be able to tell when his client is pleased or upset? In ...

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Yoga can improve the lives of prisoners | Anthony Hopkins, Lisa Oxman and Lorana Bartels

The participants in the eight-week yoga trial program in Canberra’s Alexander Maconochie Centre prison. Author provided July 18, (The Conversation) -- In 2017, a small group of male prisoners partici ...

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How people engage with science can promote unbelief or beliefs about God | Arizona State University

Credit: CC0 Public Domain July 18, 2019 (MedicalXpress) -- Most Americans believe science and religion are incompatible, but a recent study suggests that scientific engagement can actually promote be ...

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Polling data suggest gender stereotypes have significantly changed since 1940s | American Psychological Association

July 18, 2019 (Phys.org) -- Women have come a long way in the United States over the last 70 years, to the point where they are now seen as being as competent as men, if not more so, according to res ...

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Progress and Amnesia | John Michael Greer

Giant laser walrus. Source: worldwidewalrusweb.comJuly 17, 2019 (EcoSophia.net) -- I’d meant to launch straight into a discussion of peak oil this week, and talk about how the ongoing attempt to extr ...

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How to Pay for It All: An Option the Candidates Missed | Ellen Brown

July 10, 2019 (EllenBrown.com) -- The Democratic Party has clearly swung to the progressive left, with candidates in the first round of presidential debates coming up with one program after another t ...

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The Book of Palestine: National Liberation vs Endless Negotiations | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 8, 2019 Those who are still hoping that the new American agenda on Palestine and Israel is temporary, or reversible, should abandon this false ho ...

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