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How Then Shall We Live?

All around us, the world we know and love is quickly eroding. This series is intended to help us come to terms, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually, with where we are as a species, and how to plunge forward to face our future.

As the climate crisis escalates, we must develop strategies for living while recognizing the contradictions at hand.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Living in Two Worlds: Capitalism Pretends All Is Well While the World Is Burning

As the climate crisis escalates, we must develop strategies for living while recognizing the contradictions at hand.
by
Dahr Jamail &
Barbara Cecil,
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August 20, 2019
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Western industrial culture abandons elders. Now more than ever, we must instead recognize their wisdom.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

In the Face of Climate Collapse, We Need the Wisdom of Elders

Western industrial culture abandons elders. Now more than ever, we must instead recognize their wisdom.
by
Barbara Cecil,
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June 22, 2019
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Burnt trees stand as the sun sets in a smokey skyline in Mariposa, California, on July 19, 2017.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

What Would It Mean to Deeply Accept That We’re in Planetary Crisis?

The work of these times is not about saving the world but rather about belonging to it more fully.
by
Dahr Jamail &
Barbara Cecil,
Truthout
May 27, 2019
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A man is silhouetted against the sun in a smoke-filled sky
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Climate Crisis Forces Us to Ask: To What Do We Devote Ourselves?

Capitalism disconnects us from that which sustains us: our planet. Let’s devote ourselves to reconnecting.
by
Dahr Jamail,
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May 6, 2019
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A student holds a sign and screams a chant during a rally
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Standing in the Fire With Young Climate Activists

Older generations have a moral obligation to stand with youth amid the climate catastrophe.
by
Barbara Cecil,
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April 8, 2019
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A burned truck and structures are seen in the wake of the Butte Fire, which burned over 70,000 acres, on September 13, 2015, near San Andreas, California.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Rethink Activism in the Face of Catastrophic Biological Collapse

In a world where a future is no longer guaranteed, where do we find the motivation to act? Here’s a framework.
by
Dahr Jamail &
Barbara Cecil,
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March 4, 2019
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Patty Stringer hugs her neighbor of 20 years, Dee Johnson, as she says her final goodbyes at Johnson's home in Magalia, California, on December 3, 2018.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

As the Climate Collapses, We Ask: “How Then Shall We Live?”

Perhaps the wisdom we need most is already right before our eyes.
by
Dahr Jamail &
Barbara Cecil,
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February 4, 2019
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