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Apocalyptic America

Documenting America's Obsession with the End

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The American Faith I Was Raised In
The Atlantic - Caleb Gayle
Growing up in the Bible Belt, I was taught that Church and state should never have been separate. I was raised in a very specific American faith. This American faith is not patriotism, not a love of this country—though it contains some of that. Nor is it Christianity—though it contains some of that …
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Anthropocene Gothic: On Justin D. Edwards's “Dark Scenes from Damaged Earth”
lareviewofbooks.org - By Steven Shaviro
DARK SCENES FROM DAMAGED EARTH is a collection of academic essays that approach our unfolding climate crisis from the viewpoint of gothic literature …
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2 days ago
Secularizing the Apocalypse: Ben Jones’s “Apocalypse Without God” - Philosophy News
philosophynews.com - Philosophy News
A harrowing tale from David Edmonds involving the murder of the German philosopher Moritz Schlick. Steven Nadler's take on several... July 19, …
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‘Grotesque greed’: immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN chief
The Guardian - Matthew Taylor
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has described the record profits of oil and gas companies as immoral and urged governments to introduce a windfall tax, using the money to help those in the most need. Speaking in New York on Wednesday, Guterres said the “grotesque greed” of the fossil …
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US West, Already in Drought, Is Facing Dwindling Snowpacks
Bloomberg
The Western US is an empire built on snow. And that snow is vanishing. Since most of the region gets little rain in the summer, even in good years, …
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We Can’t Avoid Climate Breakdown Without Reducing Growth, Leading Economist Says
truthout.org - C.J. Polychroniou
The current economic system is at the heart of the climate breakdown, argues Herman Daly, a leading expert in the field of ecological economics who …

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