This is part of my 2025 yearly roundup covering the books I read. tbh the middle of January is a bit late for an annual reflection but whatever, this is my blog and I can do what I want lol.

I didn't read as many books in 2025 as I would have liked so one of my 2026 goals is to fix that. Part of my issue is that I read multiple books at the same time. Not ideal so maybe in 2026 I can try and…

The topic of this piece is the Sacred Web of Abundance (SWoA). The larger Sacred Web of Abundance is the sum of the vast, intricate system that sustains all life on this planet. Your Sacred Web of Abundance is the place that you live, the ways in which it sustains you, and the ways in which you sustain it. We are here to be part of this web and invite in others who are on the same land. What we…

The Democratic Party has split: one faction masks corporate capitulation as necessary moderation, and the other refuses to tell voters to ignore their experience, admitting that Democrats have long bailed out the ultrarich at workers’ expense.

Democrats can only be that opposition and become a majority party over the long haul if they come to terms with their party’s past. (Brandon…

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Human Development
• The (Fourth?) Industrial Revolution
• Conclusion

Introduction

The subject of artificial intelligence (AI)1 is one that has become hotly debated in recent years. That the growth of AI’s capabilities has been partly driven by what is becoming increasingly clear financial engineering. These problematic elements has created a…