How to Fall in Love with the Future: Excerpt
“This book will lift your spirits and give you hope”
– Brian Eno
future
Please don’t have to bring out your dead.
Anyone who has read even briefly into written human history is going to be aware that it is as much defined by our epidemics and pandemics as by any of our technical and societal achievements. This post is essentially a quick range over the history of pandemics and epidemics with links and some focus on COVID-19.
How To Get There 13/1/19
Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.
Fortress NZ
TS regular Tony Veitch has some practical ideas as to how we insulate NZ from the ravages of neoliberalism and climate change. Readers may agree with some, none or all of the suggestions. However, whichever way you look at it, the time for hand wringing is over. It’s time for action.
God Botherer
God’s been a bit of a let down recently. Is it time for Him to retire?
Corporate Saviours
oh, hallelujah…
How do the Greens grow their base?
Following on from yesterday’s discussion of the future for Labour – what next for the Greens?
Clean, Green & Clever: NZ Institute’s last prescription
Ever since I went to his Fabian lecture in February, I’ve been meaning to write about Rick Boven’s last major work before leaving […]
Give the future a vote
How to we improve the consideration of long term issues in the political process? How do we build in incentives to take these issues seriously?
Pause For Thought # 1
The suspension of normal democratic processes in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake should be an occasion to pause for thought in the light of likely future events.