Editorial: Murder in My Name
From Rhyd Wildermuth: " I'm not the sort of person the police or military exist to protect...why let them murder in my name?"
Veblen’s out of the box critique of Capitalism
The process of attaching Value to money, wages or financial transactions is normalized under the guise of logic, science, and truth. When, in reality, it’s a barbaric, savage or superstitious thing to do.
Yoga as the Decolonial Attitude of the Human Body
For the Brits, whose form of exercise was laboring, digging holes, “playing with weapons” and so on, India must have been quite a sight.
Capitalism in the Digital Era of Language Models
It’s easy to subscribe to business gurus and generic finance tips that don’t address the fundamental question of how to achieve an authentic and fulfilling existence in this world.
G&R's 2023 Retrospective: Animism
G&R’s community of readers and writers is diverse – we are all over the world and hold a wide range of spiritual practices. But if there is one belief that may unite us all, it’s Animism.
Editing texts with signs of Pressured Speech
Pressured speech is a term used in psychiatry to describe one symptom of a manic episode of Bipolar Disorder, Autism, ADHD, BPD and more. It’s when a person speaks with a sense of urgency, without pauses and often incoherently.
The Problem with the Term “Pre-Columbian”
Magnificent monuments, pyramids, architecture, crafted forests, agricultural and medicinal technologies, possibly 100 million people scattered across some 40 million square kilometers of land are all placed in the shadow of this one man. This is too unrealistic to be scientific.
An Ode to the Game of Poker
The biggest obstacles to women in the poker world are: “having the money to play and the confidence in their ability to win.”
Separating organic waste can prevent leptospirosis and save lives
Leptospirosis is a disease caused by the failure of basic sanitation services, the overcrowding of municipalities in favor of the real estate market, and by inhuman levels of social inequality.
'Is it Fake?' The question AI inherited from Art
How we handle the technological changes of our era, and our ability to keep up with them, defines whether innovation symbolizes the advancement or detriment of society.
Can a new law prevent the spread of Fake News?
Distinguishing opinion from misinformation requires critical analysis from everyone, not just legal professionals or employees of tech companies.
Women in light of Ramadan
Oppression takes many forms, and there is little use in ranking them. But it is possible that something we see every day looks less oppressive than something we almost never see in real life. There is oppression that becomes normalized, and we mistake that for it being “less oppressive”.
Eco-barriers and the rescue of balance between species on the planet
Ocean pollution threatens the survival of all marine animals, and ours too. It’s difficult to understand the magnitude of the impact that litter has on our lives when we don’t see where it’s going, and how the path that leads to the extinction of so many aquatic species affects human life.
Can mini ponds influence microclimates in the city?
The city's microclimates alienate animals and plants. But with a reconfiguration of belief systems about what city life can or should be, creating urban microclimates that invite animals and plants to thrive is feasible.
Lula and the Yanomami: Uproar Over Photos in Brazil
Indigenous peoples have endured rampant assault, starvation and murder for hundreds of years, the fraction which survived are still enduring this paradigm, and the last 4 years are not single-handedly responsible for the injustices these peoples have been faced with, only for allowing business to go on as usual.
G&R's 2022 Retrospective: Poetry
The perpetual uncertainty of life in this world is given meaning through poems, and for that we want to venerate our poets.
The Connections Between Bolsonaro Supporters, QAnon, Satanism and Aliens
Once we advocate for Democratic principles, or any basic mode of co-existing on a planet with 8 billion people, we are bound to face situations where certain groups take their theories to a Dictatorial level.
Muslim Nigerian Women as Refugees in Brazil
Brazil, despite its unmatched connection to Africa, is utterly unequipped to care for the influx of African refugees, especially Muslim Nigerian women.
The problems with superstar environmentalist photographer Sebastião Salgado
It is difficult to bring a critical eye to such a respected figure in the world of artistic, political and environmental activism. People are complex and therefore so are their artistic productions. I believe that Sebastião Salgado's work exists somewhere between the beneficial and the harmful.
New gun control policies in Brazil emulate the USA, but have starker class divides
Implementing a foreign principle on weapons policy can further exacerbate economic inequalities.