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The Streams Were Full of Fish

In front of me is a photograph of a river full of salmon. In this picture, taken in Alaska, the river is full of fish. Literally. Physically. If you stepped into the water, you would step on a fish. Fish would run up against you. They would keep you awake at night with the slapping […]

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My Five Most Influential Books

Question One: Which book first made you realize that something was wrong (with the planet/political system/economic system, etc)? My answer: It wasn’t a book. It was the destruction of place after place that I loved. And it was the complete insanity of a culture where so many people work at jobs they hate: What does […]

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Reading, Writing, Revolution

We hear, more or less constantly, that schools are failing in their mandate. Nothing could be more wrong. Schools are succeeding all too well, accomplishing precisely their purpose. And what is their primary purpose? To answer this, ask yourself first what society values most. We don’t talk about it much, but the truth is that […]

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Os cinco livros que mais me influenciaram

Pergunta um: Qual foi o primeiro livro que te fez perceber que alguma coisa estava errada (com o planeta/sistema político/sistema econômico, etc.)? Jensen: Não foi um livro. Foi a destruição de lugar após lugar que eu amava. E foi a completa insanidade de uma cultura onde tantas pessoas trabalham em trabalhos que elas odeiam: O […]

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