Year: 2019

Social Ecology in the Capitalocene

30 min read

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• Writing

Social Ecology in the Capitalocene

Some dero December 5, 2019 0

New journal piece from yours truly at the revamped website for the journal of the Institute of...

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A Penal State of Mind

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• Writing

A Penal State of Mind

Some dero September 25, 2019 0

Australian nationalism promotes the claim of a nation-state united under the Australian flag, but thanks in particular...

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Rising Above the Thinking that Created the Climate Crisis

15 min read

• Blog

Rising Above the Thinking that Created the Climate Crisis

Some dero September 24, 2019 0

Advance apologies for the not very accessible writing style. As a clear and present threat to humanity,...

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New LP—’Get Rich or Try Sharing’

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New LP—’Get Rich or Try Sharing’

Some dero July 29, 2019 0

Have just finished a new album—’Get Rich or Try Sharing.’ Can be had for the princely sum...

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Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve

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• Academic Writing
• Moral Panics

Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve

Some dero July 9, 2019 0

Debney, B. (2019). Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve. In C. M. Hall,...

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Crisis-Afflicted Humanity is like an Alzheimer’s Patient Lost in the Forest

7 min read

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• Writing

Crisis-Afflicted Humanity is like an Alzheimer’s Patient Lost in the Forest

Some dero May 7, 2019 0

Originally published on Counterpunch. A couple of very useful quotes are attributed to Einstein. The first is...

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Christchurch, the White Victim Complex and Savage Capitalism

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• Writing

Christchurch, the White Victim Complex and Savage Capitalism

Some dero March 19, 2019 0

The Christchurch atrocity is a result of the scapegoating dynamic of savage capitalism, built on a white...

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I think after almost 20 years I finally made sense of Mulholland Drive

3 min read

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I think after almost 20 years I finally made sense of Mulholland Drive

Ben March 10, 2019 0

[Spoiler warnings] I think Mulholland Drive is a movie about how Hollywood seduces and destroys people. Betty...

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Is Politics Getting Worse, Or Are We Getting a Better Handle on How Bad It Has Always Been?

23 min read

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• Writing

Is Politics Getting Worse, Or Are We Getting a Better Handle on How Bad It Has Always Been?

Ben February 24, 2019 0

Originally published on Counterpunch. In assessing the present condition of things, the endemic corruption and open hostility...

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The rise of the far-right as a left fail

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The rise of the far-right as a left fail

Some dero January 25, 2019 0

If Trump exemplifies the use of scapegoats by the far right for the destruction of the country...

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