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climate crisis

The self-inflicted ecological disempowerment

ECOLOGY: With today's western consumer standards, how can we as environmentalists avoid the stigma of hypocrisy? Eat less meat, drive less, waste less resources? It is a prerequisite for the freedom of the next generations – because technological solutions cannot carry the load alone.
Ranveig Eckhoff -

Formation activism

OUR COMMON CONVERSATION: Dagbladet Information's editor-in-chief Rune Lykkeberg invited a study group of 37 "thinkers and activists". The book's interviews are written as introductions to intellectuals and activists.
Niels Johan Juhl-Nielsen -

The permanence and possibility of the crisis

PHILOSOPHY: Agamben's sketches for a theory of civil war are thus perhaps also a contribution to a new theory of revolution. Revolution beyond politics. Where the revolution is finally thought beyond any notion of a state and standing upright like a soldier who salutes. MODERN TIMES has chosen to print the afterword to Agamben's book about the civil war.
Mikkel Bolt -

The Storting could establish a citizens' council

CHRONICLE: What is the reason why the Norwegian people constantly choose oil over climate? And when it comes to the climate crisis, why do Storting politicians withhold significant information from the public?
Day Kolstø -

What happens after the collapse?

SOCIETY: There are many indications that a definitive collapse is approaching. For many people, the collapse is already a fact.
Marc Molas Carol -

From eco-nightmares to historical relief

EARTH OF THE EARTH: In a groundbreaking new collective novel, we can read about how the climate crisis is escalating and a new ecological world order is emerging.
Anders Dunk -

It's our own fault

DESTROYED NATURE:  Profit hunting, illegal wildlife trafficking and a growing population taking over natural areas provide the basis for disasters. Covid-19 is not the revenge of nature; we have done this to ourselves.
Ranveig Eckhoff -

2050: Earth is our wisest teacher

SCENARIO: Imagine, this is the year 2050, and we look back at the origin and evolution of the coronavirus pandemic over the past three decades: both the plagues of pandemics, flooded cities, burned forests, drought and other rising violent climate disasters. We offer the following scenario for such a prospect from the future.
Fritjof capra -

If we are to solve the climate crisis, we must speed up

CLIMATE: Sluggish speed in climate action will harm the climate, people and democracy, according to Bernd Ulrich.
Ranveig Eckhoff -

Climate rebel with unity and lightning glue

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Is it possible to get something positive out of a recognition that civilization and the globe are about to go down?
Iril Kolle -

The world's hardest turning point

WAR AND ENVIRONMENT: The military-economic complex is a giant environmental culprit.
Kari Elisabet Svare -

"Norway's place is in Europe"

EU: If Europe is to achieve a "Green New Deal" where the environment is taken seriously, we must get past nationalism and damning populism – according to Eva Joly.
Truls Lie -

The climate, it's us

ACTIVISM: No reason for optimism when it comes to climate, according to the youth generation. Still, this book is full of hope.
Henning Næs -

Cursed!

ENVIRONMENT:  New Extinction Rebellion should be taken seriously.
Truls Lie -

Youth with acting power

sustainability goals: The new series Mission Impact shows engaged youth who demand action. It is released first on social media.
Lene Grimstad -

Will dampen the greenhouse effect by manipulating the atmosphere with synthetic emissions

When the climate becomes the main focus for cross-border politics, this is not necessarily good news. Clima Leviathan is trying to provide a political forecast for the climate crisis.
Anders Dunk -
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Rich full-format MODERN TIMES including the supplement Orientering and Modern Times Review comes out quarterly in early March, June, September and December) with international book reviews (non-fiction) and comments / essays. According to the physical newspaper (and PDF), the articles are published regularly online (see the newsletters).

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