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The New York Stock Exchange goes down: inside the dystopian aftermath
I was met by fires in the streets, the screams of the dying tourists and the shouts of former traders offering sacrifices to their new gods... By Molly Crabapple.
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Meridian Drainage Collapse
Aerial video of the "sinkhole" outside the Meridian IHOP, taken 8 Nov 2015. This starts at the north end of the collapse and flies south. It is apparently not really a sinkhole but some kind of underground drainage collapse.
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The Archdruid Report: The Decline and Fall of Hillary Clinton
“Why settle for the lesser evil?” By John Michael Greer.
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Preparing for a Beautiful End
Josiah Neufeld writes about a couple preparing for the end. (Jan ’15)
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As Japan’s population shrinks, bears and boars roam where schools and shrines once thrived
The red-roofed temple at the top of the hill closed about a decade ago, and now Yoshihiro Shibata can’t even remember its name, though the 54-year-old dairy farmer has lived in this picturesque village all his life. By Julie Makinen.
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The Greatest Social Challenge of our Generation
Ponder what life will be like following another decade or two of inversion, with society’s arrangements -- no longer able to be propped up by an expanding state. Consider an America where the affluent inhabit our core cities and the poor are left behind on our suburbanized outskirts. By Charles Marohn.
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The Wari's grisly end—the fall of a South American empire
The first Andean empire conquered modern-day Peru—then broke up 1,000 years ago. By Lizzie Wade.
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‘Rolling Coal’ in Diesel Trucks, to Rebel and Provoke
“Coal rollers” alter their diesel trucks so they spew thick black smoke, sometimes in the direction of joggers, cyclists and hybrid cars. By Hiroko Tabuchi.
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There’s a Global Crisis Looming: By 2030, Four Out of 10 People Won’t Have Access to Water
Experts predict that in just 14 years, the world will face a catastrophic water deficit. By Reynard Loki. (Oct. 18, 2016)
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6 Reasons Why A New [U.S.] Civil War Is Possible And Terrifying
Over the last few weeks a growing number of people have started wondering, "Is it possible the United States is heading for a new civil war?" Granted, most of those people are writers for sites like Russia Today or the Huffington Post, and thus slightly less credible than a handful of Bazooka Joe gum wrapper comics. But Donald Trump has made a few tinpot dictator-ish statements recently. By Robert Evans.
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The Archdruid Report: Reflections on a Democracy in Crisis
Well, it’s finally over, and I think it’s fair to say I called it. As I predicted back in January of this year, working class Americans—fed up with being treated by the Democratic Party as the one American minority that it’s okay to hate—delivered a stinging rebuke to the politics of business as usual… By John Michael Greer.
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The [“]Genius[”] of Byzantium: Reflections on a Forgotten Empire
Everywhere Western man longs for Constantinople and nowhere has he any idea how to find her. By Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna.
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Dark energy could force the universe to gradually unzip itself
If dark energy is changing at different rates across the universe, that could force the universe to end in a “Little Rip” - eventually. By Rebecca Boyle.
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If nuclear war broke out where's the safest place on Earth?
Nuclear tensions appear to be mounting again amidst political upheaval. So if the event of nuclear war, where should you head? By Becky Alexis-Martin.
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Why 2016 Seemed Like the Worst Year Ever
Let this past year be a kick in your ass, not a boot on your throat. By Drew Brown.
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America's Cult of Ignorance—And the Death of Expertise
More people are better educated than ever before, and knowledge is easier to come by. So why do we so often scorn those who plainly know more than we do? By Tom Nichols.
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Climate Change Incited Wars Among the Classic Maya
A new study of the relationship between climate change and clashes among the Classic Maya explicitly links temperature increases with growing conflicts. By Rossella Lorenzi.
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Angkor Wat’s Collapse From Climate Change Has Lessons for Today
The powerful civilization was hammered into oblivion by drought and floods, underscoring the connections between climate and people. By Stefan Lovgren
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It’s the end of the world and we know it: Scientists in many disciplines see apocalypse, soon
Stephen Hawking is one of many scientists who see the possible near-term demise of our species. Spend that 401k! By Phil Torres.
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Where have all the insects gone?
Surveys in German nature reserves point to a dramatic decline in insect biomass. By Gretchen Vogel.
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