Deirdre’s Substack

Writing about money, tech, AI, science, physics, politics & the messy world we live in. Bitcoin included. Just trying to understand reality a bit better.

Notes on economics and more

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Conversation topics will span human behavior, monetary/economic systems, energy, ecology, geopolitics and the environment.

Catherine is an award-winning writer, environmental historian and a policy practitioner living on the Kapiti Coast. Author of several books including 'Beyond Manapouri: 50 years of environmental politics in New Zealand' (Canterbury University Press).

Can we prevent economic collapse, and if not, how do we protect ourselves?

Our Climate Declaration aims for a just and sustainable post-carbon Aotearoa New Zealand.

Collapse Curriculum is survival education for a collapsing world. Subscribe for lessons the system will never teach you.

As demand for growth exceeds earth’s physical limits, causing unprecedented risks, what knowledge and changes do we need to secure New Zealand’s future wellbeing?

Campaign to reform money and banking in New Zealand

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The Substack newsletters for the Democracy Project

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Exploring enclosure, colonisation and denaturing through an ancestral past, towards the possibilities of a re-commoned future.

Public interest journalism about NZ’s housing, climate and poverty crises

My personal mission is to encourage informed debate on the reform of the welfare state for the 21st century

Exploring the New Zealand Energy landscape.

What's really going on. And what to do.

Investigating why the world is in crisis.

A critic of modern times - offering ideas for honest contemplation. Also on Medium: https://medium.com/@thehonestsorcerer

Economist and Director of Policy at the CTU - writing in a personal capacity

Degrowth (de-escalating economic growth): towards equity and environmental health. Degrowth is the only responsible path to a 'Better Not Bigger' future.

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Exploring ideas, thinkers and participatory democracy in action.

My personal Substack

My personal Substack