The 21st Century is changing much about the world that humans take for granted. Among the more shocking possibilities is that it will sound the death-knell of  the nation-state as the main instrument of human self-governance. The nation state, established in the Americas and in Europe post-Napoleon, is now so firmly ingrained in our identities, … Continue reading The nation state is on the skids…

By Julian Cribb AM* Among the world’s many pressing needs, the most urgent of all is a plan for human survival. At present no country or international body has one. What we currently have is a chaotic road to avoidable disaster, driven by ten vast, interconnected threats which are all the result of human activity. … Continue reading A Plan for Human Survival

Cairo: 20 Nov 22: The nations of the world have voted to terminate human civilization and commit all our grandchildren to bake and starve on an uninhabitable ruin of a Planet. The failure of the UN Conference of the Parties 27, like the ones which preceded it, is another fallen domino on the road to … Continue reading The world votes for “climate hell”

On November 15, 2022 - according to the UN - human being number 8,000,000,000 entered the world. But what sort of a world are they inheriting? The scientific evidence is already amassing that the Earth has far more humans, living at far higher levels of consumption and pollution, than it can possibly carry in the … Continue reading Has the Population Bomb exploded?

If humanity is to survive the vast and growing threats it faces, women must assume the leadership of government, business, religion and social institutions around the world.  Female leadership is an essential requisite for solving the ten catastrophic risks which now confront the whole of our civilisation. As a rule, women don’t start wars, mine … Continue reading The Age of Women

“We were the first that ever burst into that silent sea.” – STColeridge, Rime of the Ancient Mariner Like the mariners of old, humanity has embarked on a deadly voyage into a world unable to support life in its current abundance. A stagnant, dying world where poisons seep amain through ocean and atmosphere. Life first … Continue reading Humanity: sailing into a stagnant ocean

Perhaps the deadliest pandemic ever to strike humanity is the plague of deliberate misinformation, mass delusion and unfounded beliefs which is engulfing 21st Century society. Whether generated by the fossil fuels lobby, certain media or other corporate interests, the anti-vaccine lobby, religious fanatics, politicians, ideological extremists, well-meaning simpletons or nutcase conspiracists, a global deluge of … Continue reading The Age of Deceit

By Julian Cribb AM* Paralysis. Atrophy. Inertia. Perplexity. These terms describe the state of mind of governments around the world, grappling with an existential crisis they do not understand and whose course they appear impotent to change. None of the usual levers work, push them, pull them how you will. You can’t halt wildfires by … Continue reading The End of Politics

By Julian Cribb* A new world superpower is arising. One that is unelected, borderless, controls most governments and, increasingly, employs the familiar tools of repression and deception to attain its goals. In Australia, the US and Britain, young people calling for urgent climate action are being arrested and gaoled. Harsh new laws are being passed … Continue reading The rise and rise of petrofascism