Overcoming Systems Stupidity

SUBHEAD: Systems thinking would make it impossible to continue pretending that Americans can go on living their current lifestyles much longer.By John Michael Greer on 2 February 2011 in The Archdruid Report - (http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2011/02/overcoming-systems-stupidity.html)Image above: Night traffic in Las Vegas, Nevada. From (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbo31/2191506873/).

In the Wake of Victory

SUBHEAD: There are things that can be done to cushion the opening phases of the Long Descent.By John Michael Greer on 1 December 2010 in Archdruid Report - (http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2010/12/in-wake-of-victory.html)Image above: Members of the Cedar Moon commune near Portland, Oregon in 2008. From (http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/home-and-garden/articles/1008-features-green-acres).

No Time for Lullabies

SUBHEAD: Daydreams about nonexistent lifeboat ecovillages share a common purpose, as lullabies disguised as solutions.Image above: Architect's rendering of Dubai's 2009 proposed "Food City" self-sustainable ecotopia. From (http://inhabitat.com/a-utopian-vision-for-food-city-dubai).By John Michael Greer on 24 November 2010 in ArchdruidReport - (http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2010/11/

Preponderance of the Small

SUBHEAD: Set out to do the small things that individuals in a disintegrating society can actually accomplish to better their own lives.Image above: Detail of Tea Party painting by Mark Bryan (2010). From (http://www.artofmarkbryan.com/Mad-Tea-Party-part-Duh.html).By John Michael Greer on 3 November 2010 in Archdruid Report - (http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2010/11/