Against the capitalist creeds of scarcity and self-interest, a plan for humanity’s shared flourishing is finally coming into view Mousehold Heath (1810) by John Sell Cotman. Drawing on paper. According to the UK Government, between 1604 and 1914 enclosure Bills enacted by Parliament restricted access to formerly open communal land comprising just over a fifth [...]
Month: October 2020
Give us back the dark — I can’t believe it!
I am about 8 years old. We are walking through the partly built-up area between North Hykeham village and the edge of Lincoln. It is pitch dark, apart from regular pools of light beneath the gas-powered street lamps. I am astounded and inspired by the beauty of the heavens, as my dad points out some […]Give [...]
The philosophy of the doormat
Posted on October 8, 2020 by maylynno It is peculiar to put the words philosophy and doormat in one sentence. But the truth of a doormat goes deeper to what meets the eye.A doormat is a mat placed in a doorway, on which people can wipe their shoes on entering a building. They wipe their shoes from dust, [...]
The Greening of Antarctica
Few have witnessed the impact of global warming more closely than this scientist. BY MARISSA GRUNESOCTOBER 7, 2020 f Antarctica had a voice, it would be Jim McClintock. The marine biologist has been narrating the story of the changing continent for the past 30 years. A professor at the University of Alabama, McClintock studies the [...]
