Alan Furth on how democracy, at best, alleviates the symptoms of social disease — but never cures its fundamental cause.

Carson: The only real way to achieve social justice is by bypassing the state.

It originated during the French Revolution.

Carson: If we break it down and translate it a bit at a time, we can actually distill some sense from it.

The generation of energy, whether it be the gas you pump into your tank or the coal burned to produce electricity to power your computer, is estimated to contribute upwards of 82% of all greenhouse gas emission. To add insult to injury, many of these firms have long been associated with the more deleterious impacts of neoliberal development. Of course we all know about BP’s destruction of the entire Gulf region…

Thomas L. Knapp: I’ll miss Gore Vidal. And I’ll remain thankful that so many of his insights are immortalized in print.

Ostrom’s work was absolutely integral to my own development as both an academic, and a member of humanity.

Carson reads the writing on the IP wall.

Darian Worden: If “the people” actually means everybody, then the most democratic society is the society that anarchists champion.

Darian Worden: You can demand real changes all you want, but don’t neglect the direct action of making real changes.