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What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, and advise. We also host offsite/retreats here in France .

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Drop Site

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16 Aug 2089061869008953538

⭕️ “Gas, Groceries, and Gaza”

Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman offers her explanation for the new political wave gaining support in the U.S. and around the world.

“Some people call it sewer socialism. Some people call it pothole politics,” Goodman tells Novara Media.

She

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"priced for death”

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Private credit under strain as troubled loans swell

FT analysis shows signals of stress in the market are back to levels last seen in 2017

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14 Aug 2088264774136009007

One promise of MicroStimuli is that millions more of us will press “Buy”. Could they get us to click a button called “Care”, instead? https://thackara.com/care/microstimuli-the-new-science-of-persuasion-mind-control-dystopia-or-click-through-care/

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Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming

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15 Aug 2088481426337669609

From a farmer led movement to a large scale agroecological transition.

On India’s 80th Independence Day, the CEO of #RythuSadhikaraSamstha @CeoRyss45155 reflected on the journey of Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh and the vision ahead.

What began with 40,000 farmers has grown

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