Posts in The Cost of Capitalism
Dr. KATE STAFFORD on What the Whales Hear [ENCORE] /272
Dr. KATE STAFFORD on What the Whales Hear [ENCORE] /272

Along with Dr. Kate Stafford, we listen to the many songs the ocean body sings, asking; how does a warming climate alter the Arctic’s soundscape? Why are the waters of the Arctic becoming louder, and what does this mean for kin like the bowhead?

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Ancient Ice, More Than Human Kin, Multispecies Justice, Sacrifice Zones, Globalization, Climate Change, The Cost of Capitalism, Shore Ocean CommunitiesFor The WildAcoustic monitory, migratory movements, blue whales, climate change, sea ice decline, subarctic marine mammals, oceanography, University of Washington, bowhead whales, humpback whales, narwhals, belugas, underwater soundscapes, arctic soundscape, global warming, north Atlantic right whales, Susanna Blackwell, Roz Rolland, University of Washington Applied Physica Laboratory, oil spills, Arctic shipping routes, noise pollution, sonar, military sonar, black carbon, More-Than-Human-Kin, More Than Human KinComment
CHRIS HEDGES on Deflating the Ruling Elite through Civil Disobedience [ENCORE] /271
CHRIS HEDGES on Deflating the Ruling Elite through Civil Disobedience [ENCORE] /271

Ayana and Chris discuss wealth inequality, deindustrialization and the rise of the gig economy, the birth of fascism and Christian fundamentalism, and the fusion of corporate and government power under the reigning umbrella of the security state.

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The Cost of Capitalism, Direct Action, Political Ideology, GlobalizationFor The Wildneoliberalism, corporate capitalism, two-party divide, sociopolitics, fascism, economic forces, journalist, Truthdig, Presbyterian minister, wealth inequality, deindustrialization, gig economy, Christian fundamentalism, security state, civil disobedience, mass resistance, Essential ListeningComment
TRICIA HERSEY on Rest as Resistance [ENCORE] /267
TRICIA HERSEY on Rest as Resistance [ENCORE] /267

With a historical analysis of slavery and plantation labor, Tricia Hersey of Nap Ministry prompts us, at this critical time, to consider what is stolen from those among us who cannot rest under white supremacy and capitalism.

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Cultural Strategy, The Cost of Capitalism, Spirituality Theology, Racial Equity Justice, Radical ImaginationFor The WildTricia Hersey, The Nap Ministry, rest, rest as resistance, rest is resistance, reparations, capitalism, white supremacy, womanism, afrofuturism, napping, plantation labor, grind culture, productivity, slavery, Jim Crow, ancestral wisdom, intuition, radical imagination, bell hooks, community care, self care, soul care, Audre Lorde, movement culture, embodiment, dreaming, slowing down, healing, Tricia, Hersey, Return Guest TriciaComment
SHA’MIRA COVINGTON on Healing the Fashion Industrial Complex /265
SHA’MIRA COVINGTON on Healing the Fashion Industrial Complex /265

Sha’Mira shares that the fashion industrial complex cannot simply be discussed in terms of environmental impact alone, it must be acknowledged as a loud echo of colonial conquest; not just in terms of extraction of labor and resources, or the outsourcing of pollutants and illness, but also in terms of culture and appropriation.


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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Activism Allyship, Design+Strategy, Globalization, Media Art, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, The Cost of Capitalism, Transition TransformationFor The WildFashion Industrial Complex, Racial Justice, woke washing, healing justice, natural fibers, organic cotton, greenwashing, sustainability, fashion industry, consumerism, Indigenous Sovereignty, Black Liberation, decolonization, globalization, Critical Race Theory, The Legacy of the U.S. Cotton Economy, Slow Factory Open Education: History of Cotton with Teju Adisa-Farrar, The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara, The Afrominimalist’s Guide to Living with Less by Christine PlantComment
BATHSHEBA DEMUTH on a More-Than-Human History /264
BATHSHEBA DEMUTH on a More-Than-Human History /264

Bathsheba joins us to consider a future outside of apocalyptic visions, rooted in the understanding that the shape of the world today is neither permanent nor pre-destined.

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Colonial Violence, Decolonization, More Than Human Kin, Political Ideology, Radical Imagination, Sacrifice Zones, The Cost of Capitalism, Indigenous SovereigntyFor The WildBathsheba Demuth, Environmental History, Historian, Bathsheba Demuth Floating Coast, Communism, Capitalism, USSR, Whales, Bowhead Whales, Mining, Hunting, Whaling, History, Coal, Arctic, Bering Strait, Apocalypse, Yupik, Iñupiat, Chukchi, Russia, Consumption, Energy, Colonization, Bathsheba Demuth Brown University, Ways of Knowing, EcologyComment
ANTONIO LÓPEZ on the Colonization of Our Attention /261
ANTONIO LÓPEZ on the Colonization of Our Attention /261

Lopez begins with the material dimensions of our digital footprint, then moves into a deeper conversation around media and tech monopolies, desensitization in media, sensory stimulation, and the correlation between fake news, climate denial, white nationalism, and petro-masculinity.

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Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Sacrifice Zones, Multispecies Justice, Design+Strategy, Global South, Media Art, Theory ScholarshipFor The WildAntonio López, ecomedia, Mediacology: A Multicultural Approach to Media Literacy in the 21st Century, The Media Ecosystem: What Ecology Can Teach Us About Responsible Media Practice, Greening Media Education: Bridging Media Literacy with Green Cultural Citizenship, Ecomedia Literacy: Integrating Ecology into Media Education, Communications and Media Studies, mass media, Information and Communications Technology, digital information, environmental impacts of the cloud, ecological footprint of media, ecological footprint of technology, conflict minerals, the internet of things, e-waste, the global cloud, AI, data mining, platform capitalism, petro masculinity, fossil fuel industry and media, slow media, decomputerizationComment
Dr. RUPA MARYA and RAJ PATEL on Deep Medicine /259
Dr. RUPA MARYA and RAJ PATEL on Deep Medicine /259

Dr. Rupa Marya and Raj Patel discuss the biological impacts of oppressive social structures. We are left with the resounding reminder that inflammation is an indicator that we must change our collective ways in order to heal …

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Sexual Body Liberation, Racial Equity Justice, Radical Imagination, The Cost of Capitalism, Transition TransformationFor The WildRaj Patel, Dr. Rupa Marya, Rupa Marya, Raj Patel Inflamed, Ral Patel Austin, Raj Patel Stuffed and Starved, Raj Patel MD, Raj Patel books, Raj Patel agroecology, RupaComment
SAMUEL GENSAW III on the Restorative Revolution /256
SAMUEL GENSAW III on the Restorative Revolution /256

Samuel, a Yurok fisherman and activist, guides us to explore the length of Klamath River restoration and the work that follows in the aftermath, both in terms of ecological restoration and the remediation of ancestral territories.

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More Than Human Kin, The Cost of Capitalism, Colonial Violence, Decolonization, For The Forests, Multispecies Justice, Sacrifice Zones, Food Sovereignty, Conservation Restoration, Activism Allyship, Indigenous SovereigntyFor The WildSamuel Gensaw, Samuel Gensaw III, Ancestral Guard, Gather film, Gather film netflix, Yurok tribe facts, Yurok tribe, Klamath River California, Klamath River basin, Klamath River dam removal, Klamath River salmon, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, UC Davis Yurok, California water, California drought, Indigenous sovereignty United States, Indigenous sovereignty movements, Nature Rights Council, Sanjay Rawal, food justice, food sovereignty, victory gardens, Yurok food sovereigntyComment
DALLAS GOLDTOOTH on Responding to Toxic Masculinity [ENCORE] /255
DALLAS GOLDTOOTH on Responding to Toxic Masculinity [ENCORE] /255

We talk with Dallas about toxic masculinity, accountability, and dismantling patriarchy. So often, conversations around gender wounds quickly deteriorate into oversimplifications of, and accusations towards, one gender or another – failing to realize how we are all hurting under patriarchy.

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The Cost of Capitalism, Colonial Violence, Decolonization, Cultural Strategy, Transition Transformation, Sexual Body LiberationFor The WildDallas Goldtooth, Dallas Goldtooth actor, Dallas Goldtooth reservation dogs, Dallas Goldtooth movies, Dallas Goldtooth Indigenous Environmental Network, toxic masculinity, toxic masculinity quotes, toxic masculinity and gender roles, toxic masculinity articles, toxic masculinity and feminism, podcast about patriarchy, patriarchy definition, patriarchy examples, patriarchy vs matriarchy, patriarchy and feminism, patriarchy and capitalism, patriarchy and colonialismComment
THEA RIOFRANCOS on Planetary Perspectives of Green Energy /250
THEA RIOFRANCOS on Planetary Perspectives of Green Energy /250

Thea shares the connections between renewable energy development and state deployment of the military and police, the difference between extractivism versus extraction, and the ever-thorny question of whether or not it is possible to improve “wellbeing” under capitalism.

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, The Cost of Capitalism, Transition Transformation, Sacrifice Zones, Climate Solutions, Climate Change, Design+Strategy, Global SouthFor The WildThea Riofrancos, Resource Radicals, Thea Riofrancos green new deal, a green new deal, green new deal pros and cons, green new deal problems, a green new deal for Europe, green energy solutions, green energy, clean energy problems, green energy problems, lithium mining environmental impact, lithium mining and the environment, why we need a green new deal, a planet to win, green capitalism, resource extraction, post-extractivism, extractivism, mining Chile, resource extraction economy, resource extraction and climate change, resource extraction and conflict in Latin America, pink tideComment
QUEEN QUET on the Survival of Sea Island Wisdom [ENCORE] /248
QUEEN QUET on the Survival of Sea Island Wisdom [ENCORE] /248

Facing the onslaught of colonial terrorism towards both Black and Indigenous lives, Queen Quet's vision is lighting the way forward in troubled times in terms of sovereignty, land rights, and climate change resilience plans.

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Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Wisdom Keepers, Transition Transformation, Shore Ocean Communities, Sacrifice ZonesFor The WildQueen Quet, Queen Quet Marquetta Goodwine, Gullah Geechee people, Gullah Geechee history, Gullah Geechee Nation, Hilton Head Hotels, Hilton Head history, Hilton Head airbnb, Hilton Head activities, exploitative tourism, extractive tourism, gentrification North Carolina, gentrification South Carolina, climate change and development, climate change effects North Carolina, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, climate and coastal resiliency, Black land ownership, Charles Frazier, Gullah Geechee Storm Rebuilding Fund, heirs property Hilton Head, heirs property South CarolinaComment
ANDREA BALLESTERO on a Future History of Water /247
ANDREA BALLESTERO on a Future History of Water /247

Andrea explores the tensions that exist between a human right and a commodity, water futures, pricing mechanisms, the fallacy of rationing and block pricing, and water scarcity. How do we distinguish the difference between commodity versus right?

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The Cost of Capitalism, Multispecies Justice, Sacrifice Zones, Transition Transformation, Global South, Design+Strategy, Climate ChangeFor The WildAndrea Ballestero, Andrea Ballestero A Future History of Water, water privatization, water privatization in Bolivia, water privatization pros and cons, water privatization in the United States, water privatization examples, water privatization in developing countries, water privatization in Chile, water commodity trading, water commodity futures, water as commodity, water as a commodity or human right, water wars documentary, water wars book, water wars Bolivia, water wars are coming, water wars are coming to the americas, water wars article, the human right to water, The Anthropology of WaterComment
STEFANIE BRENDL on Being Humbled by Sharks /242
STEFANIE BRENDL on Being Humbled by Sharks /242

Stefanie shares how sharks regulate the ocean’s ecosystem, the ramification of dwindling shark populations, and the many reasons that the market for shark, ray, and skate meat has more than doubled since the early 1990s.

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More Than Human Kin, The Cost of Capitalism, Shore Ocean Communities, Direct Action, Multispecies Justice, Conservation RestorationFor The WildStefanie Brendl, Stefanie Brendl Shark Allies, Shark Allies campaign, shark extinction facts, shark extinction movie, shark extinction rate, shark extinction article, global shark fin trade, global shark, coastal sharks supply the global trade, what is the shark fin trade, shark fin soup, shark squalene in cosmetics, shark squalene products, shark squalene supplement, is squalene harmful, squalene shark liver oil australia, squalene vaccine, podcast on sharks, globalization and oceans, a sharks habitat, sharks life cycle, sharks body parts, sharks endangered species, shark endangered facts, shark endangered reasons, shark endangered effectsComment
Xʷ IS Xʷ ČAA and MAIA WIKLER on Indigenous Sovereignty at Fairy Creek Blockade /240
Xʷ IS Xʷ ČAA and MAIA WIKLER on Indigenous Sovereignty at Fairy Creek Blockade /240

An on the ground interview between Maia Wikler and xʷ is xʷ čaa that goes beyond old-growth logging and big tree activism to explore Indigenous sovereignty, the responsibility of bearing witness, the importance of distinguishing between short term actions and more…


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Colonial Violence, Activism Allyship, Conservation Restoration, Decolonization, Direct Action, For The Forests, Indigenous Sovereignty, More Than Human Kin, Multispecies Justice, Racial Equity Justice, Sacrifice Zones, The Cost of Capitalism, Wisdom KeepersFor The WildFairy Creek blockade, Fairy Creek blockade location, Fairy Creek blockade news, Fairy Creek blockade 2021, Fairy Creek blockade arrests, Fairy Creek blockade pacheedaht, Fairy Creek blockade bc, Fairy Creek blockade camp, Fairy Creek blockade canada, vancouver island logging history, vancouver island logging protests, vancouver island logging old growth, logging blockade vancouver island, old growth logging bc, old growth logging canada, old growth logging british columbia, old growth logging protest, old growth forests and logging, Kati George-Jim, Kati George-Jim instagram, Bill Jones, Bill Jones Pacheedaht elder, rainforest flying squad website, rainforest flying squad gofundme, rainforest flying squad vancouver island, Maia Wikler, teal cedar ltd, teal jones group, teal jones logging, teal jones protect, teal jones old growth, Indigenous sovereignty Canada, stand for old growth, ancient forest allianceComment
HELENA NORBERG-HODGE on the Violence of Globalization /236
HELENA NORBERG-HODGE on the Violence of Globalization /236

Alongside Helena, we dream into what sort of global ethics we need to put into place as we restructure the global trade network, how localization is a wealth-building strategy, and the importance of all movements for life, dignity, and reverence to begin seriously looking at the economic trajectory we are on.

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Transition Transformation, The Cost of Capitalism, Globalization, Food SovereigntyFor The WildHelena Norberg-Hodge, Helena Norberg-Hodge ancient futures, Helena Norberg-Hodge books, Helena Norberg-Hodge Ladakh, Helena Norberg-Hodge podcast, Helena Norberg-Hodge local futures, localization definition, localization strategy, localization and internationalization, globalization and sustainability, globalization and technology, The International Alliance for Localisation, Local is Our Future, The economics of happiness, The economics of happiness articles, globalization bad effects, globalization bad or good, globalization bad for the environment, globalization bad for developing countries, globalization bad working conditions, local economy is good, why is buying local good for the economy, what global trade deals are really about, what is a free trade deal, global trade agreements, food subsidy programs, food subsidy definition, food taxes and subsidy, regenerative economy, regenerative agricultureComment
TYSON YUNKAPORTA on Unbranding Our Mind /235
TYSON YUNKAPORTA on Unbranding Our Mind /235

Tyson calls us to unbrand our minds and deeply interrogate where we are sourcing our thoughts from, the ramifications of becoming a trauma-obsessed society, and how to identify environments for emergence.

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Activism Allyship, Climate Solutions, Design+Strategy, Indigenous Sovereignty, Radical Imagination, The Cost of Capitalism, Theory Scholarship, Transition TransformationFor The WildTyson Yunkaporta, Tyson Yunkaporta podcast, Tyson Yunkaporta sand talk, Tyson Yunkaporta Wikipedia, Tyson Yunkaporta twitter, Tyson Yunkaporta quotes, sand talk how indigenous thinking, sand talk by Tyson Yunkaporta, indigenous thinking examples, indigenous systems thinking, Australia indigenous people, Australia genocide, identity politics, social media bad effects, social media bad for relationships, critiques of post-left, postmodernism, post-colonial criticismComment
BANI AMOR on Tourism and the Colonial Project /234
BANI AMOR on Tourism and the Colonial Project /234

Bani discusses the fetishization of land and lifeways and how tourism facilitates ongoing cycles of domination creating unstable economies, and rendering local communities vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Bani urges us to ask questions that aren’t really encouraged in the travel space including: how can we have a connection to place that isn’t based on escapism and domination?

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Cultural Strategy, The Cost of Capitalism, Transition Transformation, Sacrifice Zones, Racial Equity Justice, GlobalizationFor The Wildgeography, human geography, critical geography, placemaking, capitalism, colonization, space, power relations, development, global development, climate migration, Bani Amor, bani amor decolozing travel, extractive tourism, extractive tourism meaning, extractive tourism industry, decolonize travel writing, hawaii military tourism, military tourist attraction, hawaii tourism bad, spiritual tourism, spiritual tourism in india, spiritual tourism scholarly articles, bali tourism bad, is bali rouned by tourism, how does tourism affect bali, tourism bad for environment, tourism bad impact, ayahuasca appropriation, ayahuasca cultural appropriation, ayahuasca tourism appropriationComment
TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS on Sacred Rage and the Battle for Public Lands ⌠ENCORE⌡ /233
TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS on Sacred Rage and the Battle for Public Lands ⌠ENCORE⌡ /233

Williams guides us to explore acts of the imagination as we shift into consciousness and expand our sense of family to both human and wild. As so many of us grapple with the omnipresent question of “what do we do?”, Terry provides us with salve through stories of the beauty and power of our gifts, and the living histories of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau.

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Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Wisdom Keepers, Sacrifice Zones, Direct Action, Activism Allyship, Conservation Restoration, Political IdeologyFor The WildTerry Tempest Williams, Terry Tempest Williams author, Terry Tempest Williams refuge, Terry Tempest Williams articles, Terry Tempest Williams an obituary for the land, bears ears national monument, bears ears utah, bears ears inter-tribal coalition, bears ears monument, bears ears and grand staircase-escalante, environmental activism, environmental activism history, Terry Tempest Williams the hour of the land, Ryan Zinke, national parks and monuments, public land by state, public lands act, what is public land, public lands billComment
GOPAL DAYANENI on the Exploitation of Soil and Story /232
GOPAL DAYANENI on the Exploitation of Soil and Story /232

Gopal reminds us to think about the climate crisis as a message in which we are being asked to respond by tending to our all of relationships, not just reducing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide.

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Cultural Strategy, The Cost of Capitalism, Transition Transformation, Climate Solutions, Design+Strategy, Climate Change, Activism Allyship, Racial Equity Justice, Media ArtFor The WildGopal Dayaneni, movement generation, movement generation just transition, movement generation course correction, movement generation justice and ecology project, climate change solutions, climate change activist, Climate Justice Alliance, Climate Justice Alliance just transition, the Center for Story-based Strategy, ecology and society, climate change cultural issue, climate change culture of fear, climate change cancel culture, climate change and culture, how climate change affects culture, global climate change and cultureComment
K’ASHEECHTLAA - LOUISE BRADY on Restoring the Sacred /230
K’ASHEECHTLAA - LOUISE BRADY on Restoring the Sacred /230

K’asheechtlaa shares the oral history of herring abundance in context to what a typical herring harvest looks like today, industry’s inability to act with reverence, and how Herring Protectors are working to protect the herring and the culture tied to them.

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Food Sovereignty, Indigenous Sovereignty, More Than Human Kin, The Cost of Capitalism, Shore Ocean Communities, Wisdom Keepers, Multispecies Justice, Activism AllyshipFor The WildHerring fish, alaska herring season, alaska herring eggs, alaska herring run, alaska herring fishing, southeast alaska herring fishery, herring in alaska, herring protectors sitka, herring rock water protectors, K’asheechtlaa, Louise Brady, Pacific marine ecosystems, pacific ocean ecosystem food chain, fishery mismanagement, history of herring fishing, sitka sac roe herring fishery, sitka sac roe herring fishery 2021, sitka sac roe, sac roe fishery, Yáa at Wooné, Alaska Board of Fish, alaska board of fishering, alaska board of fish meeting, Sitka Tribe of Alaska herring, subsistence fishing alaska, subsistence fishing examplesComment