Pocket Philosophy for End Times
"In order to absorb Earth into our economic system, we had to give it an expiration date. Just like milk or electronics, we had to make it obsolescent." In this climate crisis that masquerades as [...]
George Tsakraklides
George is a scientist, researcher, author of 8 books and host of the George Reads George podcast. His writing has been described by his readers as a mix of ecology, science, philosophy and poetry. Sometimes [...]
A People’s History
Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People’s History tells U.S. history from the point of view of — and in the words of — America’s women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native [...]
Disposable Earth
DISPOSABLE EARTH: How and why we gave our planet an expiration date (or how money broke the planet's bank). Disposable Earth is a collection of essays on the climate crisis and the unavoidable collapse of [...]
Can civilization survive really existing capitalism? | Noam Chomsky
We should recognize that if global warming is an automatic consequence of capitalism, we might as well say goodbye to each other. I would like to overcome capitalism, but it’s not in the relevant time [...]
A New Earth – Review
The New Earth is an interesting book and shows that Tsakraklides has talent when it comes to narrative descriptive passages which carry the reader in to the near future with spark clarity. Given us a [...]
Young People as they face Annihilation
Any young people interested in talking with Roger about this video can join an international zoom call on Sunday, 16 May 2021 at 11am BST, the link of which [...]
Watch Now! The Biggest Show on Earth
Watch Now! Before the world ends: The Greatest Show Ever! We are The Waken: a window into our nightmare. We are trying to turn the window into an escape route through words, [...]
We are the Children of the Storm
Unregulated Capitalism is a threat to all life on Earth. It is the planet’s social services, coming after us and our children. We are The Waken: a window [...]
The Human Party on Earth Is Over…
The Human Party on Earth Is Over. It is time to Wake Up. We are The Waken: a window into our nightmare. We are trying to turn the window into an escape [...]
Roger Hallam
My name is Roger Hallam. I’m a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion and an organic farmer. I have written a booklet called “Common Sense for the 21st Century: Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown and Social [...]
Howard Zinn
Zinn grew up in Brooklyn in a working-class, immigrant household. At 18 he became a shipyard worker and then joined the Air Force and flew bombing missions during World War II. These experiences helped shape [...]
The Waken-George Tsakraklides
There are a few things I’ve learned from my career as a market researcher when it comes to understanding human behavior and what triggers changes in this behavior. At a time when our conduct on [...]
Plan B 4.0
Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization From time to time I go back and read about earlier civilizations that declined and collapsed, trying to understand the reasons for their demise. More often than not [...]
Planet of the Humans
Planet of the Humans dares to say what no one will-that we are losing the battle to stop climate change because we are following leaders who have taken us down the wrong road-selling out the [...]
Lester Brown
"World on the Edge is brilliant. Author Lester Brown is one of humanity's greatest voices for the environment. In this volume, he presents the reader with a clear prescription for restoring sanity to our relationship [...]
Jane Goodall
Equipped with little more than a notebook, binoculars, and her fascination with wildlife, Jane Goodall braved a realm of unknowns to give the world a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives. Through nearly 60 [...]
Humans are driving one million species to extinction
Up to one million plant and animal species face extinction, many within decades, because of human activities, says the most comprehensive report yet on the state of global ecosystems. Without drastic action to conserve habitats, [...]
Sounds of Silence
What does a biodiversity crisis sound like? You may need to strain your ears to hear it. In the past 50 years, America's bird populations have fallen by a third, and worldwide the average mammal population has [...]
Plan B 4.0
Mobilizing to Save Civilization From time to time I go back and read about earlier civilizationsthat declined and collapsed, trying to understand the reasonsfor their demise. More often than not shrinking food supplieswere responsible. For [...]
Sixth Mass Extinction of Wildlife Accelerating- Study
According to a recent analysis, the sixth mass extinction of wildlife on Earth is accelerating. More than 500 species of land animals are on the brink of extinction and are likely to be lost within [...]