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“Energy From Heaven” : How to culture jam our salvation
What if a religious pamphlet handed to you on the subway wasn’t about the afterlife, but about the energy transition?
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Joanna Macy, Presente!
Yesterday, we lost one of our greats -- here's the interview we did together.
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We Told Them to #GoFundYourself! - And They Actually Did! Huzzah!
Welcome to the inaugural Substack post from Trillionaires For Trump. From Ollie Gark, Chair, T$T (NYSE listed)
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June 9: Another Take On What Really Happened Last Week
Special Guest post! Some good news from Hawaii, and feminists who are sympathetically curious about the “crisis of masculinity”
Published on The Golden Hour: climate, children, mental health • 
Build a monument to hope or despair
In honor of Earth Day, I’d like to share a reflection about the cusp moment we’re in. Not everything is in our hands, but we artists and activists have…
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We shall not be overwhelmed
How “selective denial” can help us survive Trump 2.0.
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Tragic Optimism and other paradoxes
How The Tragic Optimist got his name and how tragic optimism is a philosophy for our “time of monsters.”
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Latke Vodka Babka Kafka Tchotchke
For nearly 25 years now, my chosen family has been celebrating a very unusual Christmas tradition: Latke Vodka Babka Kafka Tchotchke. It’s an eclectic…
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The Future is Unwritten
Personal reflection on election defeat and passing the torch.
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