analysis of the day

To start off, let's get you something to read that is not too long ... it also should set the tone of what's to come.

http://ranprieur.com/essays/civFAQ.html

now for some heavy lifting

Jared Diamond : Mankind's worst mistake
http://www.awok.org/worst-mistake/

This site (www.awok.org) does have some interesting viewpoints ... especially
'The Original Affluent Society' (http://www.awok.org/original-affluent-society/)
as well as 'Language is the problem' and 'Running on emptiness' (http://www.awok.org/running-on-emptiness/)


some candy
http://www.riverbankneighbors.org/howtodisappear/index.htm

The following are not so anti-system

DeLanda is a superstar intellectual ...
http://www.techgnosis.com/delandad.html

Joseph Tainter has written a huge dry book on Collapse of societies, but his theory of dimishing returns is very believable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tainter

I'm not decided on whether Chomsky is a fraud or not yet ,but this piece highlights what is (probably) wrong with today's economic model
http://www.chomsky.info/books/warfare02.htm

generally interesting :
http://www.susanblackmore.co.uk/Articles/Chan02.htm

General Disclaimer :
I tend to doubt anything or anybody who claims to solve 'all'