Nature :: Spirit
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Showing 6 essays tagged Roman Empire
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56. Thirsty for the Waters of Life
We’ve had 2000 years of authoritarianism, and it shows
May 10, 2025
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37. The Logic of Sameness
Authoritarianism all the way back to the Roman Empire—and why it is fundamentally at odds with democracy, and with nature
Feb 17, 2023
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25. Why Doesn’t Everyone Love Diversity?
Ecologists say that diverse communities are the most resilient. So why are so many white people afraid of diversity?
Jun 26, 2021
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22. An Inheritance Problem
What a story from Roman Empire times can tell us about making a world where equality is normal—and how it hinges on changing a legal system that protects property
Mar 5, 2021
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19. Filling the Hungry With Good Things: A Christmas Meditation
The revolutionary song of a young mother-to-be about upending the social order
Dec 24, 2020
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We have to put the health of the Earth absolutely first. It will mean listening with humility to what the animals and plants and trees and insects need to thrive. It will mean putting their needs first, for they were here first; they prepared the Earth to be friendly to human evolution. Our lives depend on their lives, our health on their health. It will mean loving the Earth, the body of us all. Transforming the law to value ownership less, and health and life more.