Born this day: 06/08/1928 (d. 03/08/2018)
Kate Wilhelm was an American science fiction writer. "Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang" was the winner of: Hugo, Locus, Jupiter, John W. Campbell Memorial, & Nebula Awards in 1977.
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"The government had to admit the seriousness of the coming catastrophe, had to take strict measures to avert it, or at least alleviate it, but instead, the government chose to paint glowing pictures of the coming upturn that would be apparent by fall. During the next six months those with sense and money would buy everything they could to see them through, because after that period of grace there would be nothing to buy." - #WhereLateTheSweetBirdsSang
It's almost #KateWIlhelm time in my #Dystopian Tradition summer class. #ScienceFiction #Dystopia #Apocalypse #Books #Bookstodon
#10yrsago New Brazilian environmental political party based on social networking https://globalvoices.org/2013/03/09/former-brazilian-ministers-new-political-party-mixes-sustainability-social-media/
#5yrsago RIP #KateWilhelm, science fiction great and co-founder of the Clarion Workshop https://www.facebook.com/richard.wilhelm.50/posts/10215208419699356
#5yrsago Singapore, where the government owns most of the land and housing and a stake in most business is the American right’s “capitalist ideal” https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2018/03/09/how-capitalist-is-singapore-really/
#1yrsago The SEC must not legitimize fake "#CarbonOffsets" https://pluralistic.net/2022/03/11/a-market-for-flaming-lemons/#money-for-nothing
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