Posts of: Jay Taber
Direct Action
Autonomy as a Value I was reading an article on Zapatista autonomous centers, and I thought about the social centers of Italy and Argentina, where marginalized people give and receive…
Read moreDemocratizing Capital
Sometimes the subheading on our Public Good homepage is misunderstood. When we talk about defending democracy, we’re not talking about nation-states or other institutions, but rather about grassroots, civil society…
Read more60 Below
One last note from our friends in the Dakotas before the holidays. It’s 60 below and no treat if you’re without heat, so if you’re doing well, here’s how to…
Read moreSacred Lands
Sacred Lands interactive map allows you to take a look at some of the sacred sites of the world. A project of Earth Island Institute, which is in the process…
Read moreShun and Censure
While it comes as no surprise that Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States continue to obstruct participation by indigenous peoples in climate change talks at the United Nations,…
Read moreInherently Untrustworthy
As noted by leaders of the World Indigenous Movement, the United Nations and its member states are undemocratic. As such, UN agencies like the WTO, Human Rights Council, and World Bank…
Read moreThe Indigenous Message
Environmental Ethics Tomorrow, in Poznan, Poland, Tom Goldtooth of the Indigenous Environmental Network will address the UN climate talks on behalf of the Indigenous Caucus, gathered there to shed light…
Read moreAll Things Are Connected
When modern states first initiated plans for exterminating the conservation cultures of the Fourth World, religious fundamentalism was the motivating belief of their dominant societies. Intertwined with that belief was…
Read moreGrowing Pains
In his 1996 treatise Tribes, Institutions, Markets, Networks, RAND analyst David Ronfeldt proposed a framework about societal evolution that viewed the conflict between these primary forms of social organization as…
Read moreLearning by Blogging
Collaborative Learning In Learning by Blogging, Earth News looks at the collaborative learning environment enhanced by blog platforms. As many readers already know, they are particularly well-adapted to international and…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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