activism: Once upon a Time in a Forest is a documentary packed with fine photographic details – such as small close-ups of strily lichen and old man's beard, bark and cuckoos. But also strong portraits of some very wise young forest activists in Finland – who believe that more forests must be protected.
Breaking Together is a well-documented and thorough book about the collapse of industrial consumer society, about where we stand and where we can go, if only we understand how bad the condition is. Author Jem Bendell has a background in...
ANIMALS: Ethically speaking, we are way overtime with our treatment of the non-human animals. Many of these have emotions such as fear, pity and sadness. We shouldn't eat animals, but what if we get sick from not doing so?
ECOLOGY: I the Deep Adaptation Norway group articulates the fear of collapse and total collapse. Artificial intelligence and wild plants, preparing for the disaster, unity and fear are discussed there. In that context, Professor Jem Bendell recommends an ideological paradigm shift in the footsteps of Buddhism, deep ecology and critical theory.
INTERNET: Johann Hari points out in the book that the 'focus crisis' is directly dangerous for democracy and can contribute to forming totalitarian regimes.
DEATH: Our critic here compares his own experience with the death of his parents, with experiences described in Bjørnar Berg's book What does death teach us?.
Planets: The three main problems of our time are the mass extinction of species, pollution and climate disturbances. If it weren't for the fact that the author has an overview of what can be done, and what is actually being done, this would be unbearable reading.
Ecology: What does this overwhelming information maze of a book really say about ecofascism? Have we ended up in a downward argument that only leads us deeper into conflict-creating dichotomies – us/them, left/right and nice/naughty?