Environment and Apocalypse
Hamilton Nolan, “Doom Draws Nearer.”
Daniel Cech, “How the Apocalypse Would Happen if Heaven Were a Small Nonprofit.”
Robert O. Self, “Cataclysm in Suburbia: The Dark, Twisted History of America’s Oil-Addicted Middle Class.”
Emma Hansen, “From Nuclear Bombs to Killer Robots: How Amoral Technologies Become Immoral Weapons.”
Tomorrow I return to the classroom at the University of Pittsburgh for another semester. As I imagine that this will also mean I’m about to be considerably busier, and that this will mean a bit less posting on the ole blog (links or otherwise), some links to mark the occasion.
Disaster and Environmental
Daniel Politi, “Napa Valley Earthquake Is the Strongest to Hit the Bay Area Since 1989.”
Ferguson
Douglas Williams, “Love Me, Ferguson, I’m a Liberal.”
Alexandra Schwartz, “On Being Seen: An Interview with Claudia Rankine from Ferguson.”
Matt Apuzo and Michael S. Schmidt, “In Washington, Second Thoughts on Arming the Police.” Continue reading
The Hyperarchival Parallax 