Morgan Fletcher5d ago

The Golden Age of Literature Is Now: Some New Books (and Some Schadenfreude)

"There's a golden age of literature – for us, not for them. That is, extraordinary work is being done in all genres of writing and the mashups inbetween them; extraordinary poets and prophets are at large in the land; magnificent books tumble forth at a rate I can't keep up with. But all of the great stuff leans toward care for the earth, universal human rights, equality, inclusion, the voices of indigenous and nonwhite and non-male people, questioning and broadening traditions, and many of the strong voices are not straight or white or male or US born.

That makes the right mad, but their fury does not move them toward great art. They just come up empty again and again – I mean how many times can Kid Rock represent culture for the MAGA audience? ..."

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-golden-age-of-literature-is-now-some-new-books-and-some-schadenfreude/

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The Golden Age of Literature Is Now: Some New Books (and Some Schadenfreude)

There's a golden age of literature – for us, not for them. That is, extraordinary work is being done in all genres of writing and the mashups inbetween them; extraordinary poets and prophets are at large in the land; magnificent books tumble forth at a rate I can't keep up with.

Meditations in an Emergency
CheshireJun 2
It Makes You Sick: The Attacks on Health, Healthcare, and Care
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/it-makes-you-sick-the-attacks-on-health-healthcare-and-care/
#RebeccaSolnit
It Makes You Sick: The Attacks on Health, Healthcare, and Care

When I was young I believed that the ideas I needed to grasp were complicated fact-dense new ones, and maybe back then I did need to take in more data. As I've gotten older, I've come to realize that a lot of the important things are not just facts to

Meditations in an Emergency
bsmall2Jun 2

> ... I suddenly felt in a new way how the land and the people aren't separate, and how too many people on too many parts of that land are being sickened by breathing in industrial pollution,

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/it-makes-you-sick-the-attacks-on-health-healthcare-and-care/

#RebeccaSolnit #身土不二　#LandAndFleshAreOne #公害 #IndustrialPollution #CommonsDamage

It Makes You Sick: The Attacks on Health, Healthcare, and Care

When I was young I believed that the ideas I needed to grasp were complicated fact-dense new ones, and maybe back then I did need to take in more data. As I've gotten older, I've come to realize that a lot of the important things are not just facts to

Meditations in an Emergency
Craig ConstantineOct 10, 2023

Possibility

Hope is not happiness or confidence or inner peace; It’s a commitment to search for possibilities.

~ Rebecca Solnit

slip:4a1296.

#7ForSunday #Inspiration #Quotes #RebeccaSolnit
Craig Constantine

Presence, not pursuit.

Craig Constantine
Show threadKate GenevieveMay 28

This backing from the UN strengthens the ICJ opinion as an authoritative reference point for courts, governments and climate groups to cite in climate litigation and advocacy around the world. So, reference and cite it wherever you can.

There's a great deep dive by Rebecca Solnit that goes into the many involved & the efforts over years, the student group & the work of the Indigenous Chamorro human rights lawyer Julian Aguon.

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/this-may-well-be-the-most-consequential-case-in-the-history-of-humanity #ICJ #RebeccaSolnit #Vanuatu #ClimateJustice

"This May Well Be the Most Consequential Case in the History of Humanity"

Something huge just happened. Or rather another step was taken in the successful trajectory of the most important climate action you probably never heard of. It was a follow-up to maybe the biggest thing that happened last year, though it didn't get much attention then either. There was a period

Meditations in an Emergency
Stan CareyMay 26

Reading this slim but substantial collection. I had read the title essay and a couple of others over the years, but some are new to me. The one on Virginia Woolf and criticism is amazing.

#books #essays #RebeccaSolnit #criticism

Show threadLecturas SumergidasMay 17

En este ensayo #RebeccaSolnit parte de sus experiencias para explorar las transiciones y transformaciones en la vida. A través de historias personales, reflexiona sobre la pérdida, el cambio y la importancia de perderse para encontrar un nuevo camino.

https://lecturassumergidas.com/2020/08/30/rebecca-solnit-perdernos/

Rebecca Solnit, cómo “perdernos” para convertirnos en otras personas

«Una guía sobre el arte de perderse» es un conmovedor ensayo que explora las transiciones y transformaciones en la vida, de la autora Rebecca Solnit. A través de historias personales, reflexiona so…

Lecturas Sumergidas
Pamela Barroway – Biz EditorMay 14

#RebeccaSolnit's latest newsletter and as usual it's a banger:

We Are Crashing Into the Future (Or It Is Crashing Into Us)

#climatechange #renewables #patriarchy #oligarchy #oil

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/we-are-crashing-into-the-future/?ref=meditations-in-an-emergency-newsletter

We Are Crashing Into the Future (Or It Is Crashing Into Us)

The Autumn of the Patriarchs  One common and inaccurate picture of change assumes this thing so obvious, so potent in the present, will just continue to expand and the future will be like the present, only more so. This version ignores that individual actors and collective forces can suddenly emerge

Meditations in an Emergency
Bret MogilefskyMay 10
Attention #California: #RebeccaSolnit has some information to help you in the upcoming #primary #election for #governor.
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-case-for-climate-champion-tom-steyer-in-the-california-governors-race/
The Case for Climate Champion Tom Steyer in the California Governor's Race

Like a lot of you, I'm not, to say the least, a fan of billionaires as a species. Perhaps unlike a lot of you, I'm not a fan of airtight categories either: categories are leaky and a lot of what you may assume about gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer might be

Meditations in an Emergency
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. [Unofficial]May 4

Pluralistic: Demand destruction vs fuel-superseding infrastructure (04 May 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/04/hope-in-the-dark/

Pluralistic: Demand destruction vs fuel-superseding infrastructure (04 May 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow