Uneven Developments

Blood on the floor

October 20, 2010

Worth watching today are the massive cuts to the public sector being announced by the Tory-Lib Dem coalition government today […]

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Bitter/Sweet

September 27, 2010

Last week I attended a talk given by Bolivian president Evo Morales in a church in Manhattan.  The president’s speech […]

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Resources of Hope

September 22, 2010

Last Saturday was a remarkable day of NYC-based, globe-spanning eco-activism for me.  The day began with a trip up to […]

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Imperial Ecologies

September 11, 2010

Hot off the press: the special issue of seminal British cultural studies journal new formations I edited on “Imperial Ecologies.” […]

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House Proud

September 10, 2010

As anyone not living in deep denial now knows, the near future holds tremendous challenges for civilization as cheap and […]

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The Global Oilscape

August 21, 2010

After water, oil is perhaps the most vital fluid for contemporary life.  It’s also the most invisible.  Huge amounts of […]

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Mapping power

August 18, 2010

Know where your power comes from!  How long until we have distributed power?  Is this a realistic prospect, or just […]

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Pressing for Climate Justice

August 16, 2010

I just received a communiqué from the Bolivian government concerning the unfolding UN negotiations to address climate change, currently taking […]

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The Emerging Emergency

August 15, 2010

Scientists are predicting that 2010 is likely to be the hottest year on record.  The last weeks have seen a […]

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Micro/Macro

August 12, 2010

I’m in Austin, Texas visiting family.  It’s hot as hell here, but so far the forests aren’t burning down as […]

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