Politics in the Anthropocene: Yes Virginia, All Politics Will Still Be Local in the Future, but the Definition of “Local” is Going to Change

Michael Sales

Apr 124 min

Politics in the Anthropocene: Yes Virginia, All Politics Will Still Be Local in the Future, but the Definition of “Local” is Going to Change

2024 is shaping up to be a year of destiny for Planet Earth. Elections will be held in 64 countries plus the European Union. 49% of the...

Michael Sales

Mar 242 min

Vintage Books: Anthropocean de Jour!

I’m a lover of books that literally bend to my will. The sooner I can fold the pages of a book back so that I’m holding the whole book in...

Michael Sales

Nov 8, 20232 min

Ray Elman: Anthropocene de Jour!

Anthropoceans are inquisitive. While rigid religiosity is doing everything it can to oversimplify our ever-unfolding multidimensionality...

Michael Sales

Nov 8, 20231 min

Music 'Cene

Nature's Way by Spirit Brian Dobson’s comment on YouTube remains relevant: "I saw a Spirit concert right after this song came out. When...

Anomalies, Threat, Nonconformity, and Change: Is a New Science Emerging?

Michael Sales

Nov 8, 20238 min

Anomalies, Threat, Nonconformity, and Change: Is a New Science Emerging?

The Anthropocene is a shaky ride. Many belongings will shift during this wobbly flight. Are we on automatic pilot toward an, as yet...

Michael Sales

Sep 9, 20232 min

Ian Bremmer: Anthropocean de Jour!

Ian Arthur Bremmer (born November 12, 1969) is an American internationalist trained in political science. He is the founder and president...

Michael Sales

Sep 9, 202310 min

Who Is An Anthropocean?

We Anthropoceans are pilgrims setting out on a non-linear, Escheresque highway. Anthropocene is the term used to describe the Age of...

Capitalism, Communitarianism, Contradictions and Cosmic Consciousness

Michael Sales

Mar 23, 202310 min

Capitalism, Communitarianism, Contradictions and Cosmic Consciousness

Capitalism: A system that incentivizes productivity, transactional relationships, competition, efficiency, and consumption...

The Security and Sustainability Guide: A Compass for the Anthropocene

Michael Sales

Dec 29, 20221 min

The Security and Sustainability Guide: A Compass for the Anthropocene

This video discusses the Anthropocene, the Age of Humanity, a new geological era that began about 200 years ago. Most geological eras...

Michael Sales

Nov 2, 20226 min

Octaves, Plagues and Progress

I started smoking in 1955 when I was 11. By the time I was 26, I had about a two-pack-a-day habit. My dad was my hero. He went through...

Michael Sales

Oct 10, 20226 min

A New Paradigm

Last year, I sustained a back injury. It immobilized me for about a week. I saw my chiropractor, who’s helped me with issues before. He...

Replace the Aristocracy with the Anthrocracy

Michael Sales

Sep 22, 202210 min

Replace the Aristocracy with the Anthrocracy

The death of Elizabeth has gotten me to think about the validity of aristocracy continuing to exist as we move deeper into the era where...

An Environmental Dictatorship Is Closer Than You Think

Michael Sales

Sep 4, 20226 min

An Environmental Dictatorship Is Closer Than You Think

War and Civil Liberties Don't Mix Writing in the December 20, 2021 edition of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, security analyst Arnaud...

American Fascism Poses a Threat to the Anthropocene

Michael Sales

Aug 28, 20223 min

American Fascism Poses a Threat to the Anthropocene

Given the calamitous outcome of fascism in the countries where it’s been fully implemented (e.g., Italy and Germany in WW II), Americans...

Michael Sales

Aug 28, 20226 min

I Missed the Vroom!

Starting in 1995, I’ve wanted to purchase an all-electric vehicle. That’s when I first became aware of the work of Stan Ovshinsky....

Michael Sales

Aug 18, 20224 min

“Look, The Reality Is…It’s Inevitable”

My mind tends to cringe when people say this to me. It is a statement that is usually/almost always delivered in conjunction with the...

Michael Sales

Aug 11, 20226 min

Respect Public School Educators

I Don't Get No Respect" - Rodney Dangerfield I like my dentist and my chiropractor. Sometimes their treatments can be quite painful. I...

Michael Sales

Aug 3, 20227 min

The Lonely Liar

In his defense of the British soldiers who fired on and killed eight colonists during “The Boston Massacre,” John Adams said: Facts are...

Michael Sales

Jul 21, 20224 min

What is Saving the World Worth to You?

A couple of days before England reported the highest temperatures in its recorded history (7/19/22), a New York Times/Siena poll...

Michael Sales

Jun 26, 20221 min

Welcome to the Anthropocene...

Here we are, citizens of the Anthropocene, trying to figure this all out. The big question, of course, is "will there be time"? Watch me...

Anthropocene: A Word That Defines Our Time

Michael Sales

Jun 25, 20222 min

Anthropocene: A Word That Defines Our Time

We are all Anthropoceans now. It is said that you don't know what you’re feeling until it has a name. Ours is an ever-increasingly...

Michael Sales

Jun 24, 20223 min

Tech in the 'Cene: Robotics

I was recently served by a robot at Brooks’ Burgers in Naples, Florida. It wasn’t quite as spiffy as this one, but it was moving toward a...

Michael Sales

Jun 19, 20221 min

The Zombie Named Dixie

White supremacy is the Confederacy's blazingly debilitating hangover. Let's find a cure! Racial and ethnic discrimination and hatred are,...

Michael Sales

Jun 19, 20226 min

A Simple Twist of Fate

A multiplicity of alternative futures is wrapped up in every moment of the present. Strong trends create a sense of inevitability...

Michael Sales

Jun 14, 20221 min

Numbers Too Big To Ignore

The continued assault on Women's Rights leaves many questions... Sexual behavior, in general, and the sexual behavior of women, in...

Michael Sales

Jun 9, 20221 min

Gun Violence in America

"Voting is a non-violent way to deal with the expanse of violence we're seeing in our body politic." Speaking on behalf of the Elders for...

Michael Sales

Jun 8, 20225 min

Hendrix Makes the 'Cene

"James Marshall 'Jimi' Hendrix" by aeroman3 is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. In January of 1968, I drove from Chicago to New York...

Michael Sales

Jun 2, 20222 min

Our Colorful Tapestry

From the incessantly tragic and pathetic number of race-based crimes on a worldwide basis, skin color makes a huge difference to a lot of...

Michael Sales

Apr 24, 20221 min

A Talk in the Park

I gave a talk about the Security and Sustainability Guide at an Earth Day celebration in April. This clip starts mid-sentence. I had just...

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