Join In Nonviolent Resistance to a World Takeover Plot
by Donella Meadows
— January 14, 1999 —
I’m not in the habit of reading the annual report of the Coca-Cola Company, so I thank Adbusters magazine for bringing to my attention Coke’s insidious scheme to take over the world.
“One Billion Down,” says the cover of the company’s 1997 report. The first page says “47 Billion to Go.” The second page clarifies [...]
Weeping for the Shrimp and the Zambians and the Macaques
by Donella Meadows
— January 7, 1999 —
By nature I’m an optimist; to me all glasses are half-full. Though I spend my days with news about the global environment — news that is rarely uplifting — I can usually spot a light at the end of the tunnel, a silver lining, a way out of trouble.
But every now and then I [...]
The Politicians, the Teacher and the People
By Donella Meadows
–December 24, 1998–
So strange, this orgy of political retribution, coming to a climax at Christmastime.
It’s the time when I go back and read not only the story of the birth of the great teacher, but also the teachings. The amazing teachings. Two thousand years old and they still ring like bells in the soul.
He taught in simple language [...]
Dear Folks: December 19, 1998
Dear Folks, A light snow is falling. They’re impeaching the president. I’m in a foul mood.
They even usurped the Saturday live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera for their mean-spirited, self-righteous, vindictive nonsense. So I shut off the Congress and put on my CD of today’s broadcast opera, La Traviata. It’s a historic recording with Anna Moffo, Richard Tucker and Robert Merrill. [...]
The Ski Store and the Real Cost of Fun
By Donella Meadows
–December 17, 1998–
A 17-year-old friend convinced me to take her to a ski store on a Saturday afternoon right before the supposed start of the supposed ski season. I guess it’s been 20 years since I was last in a ski store.
This one was a happy place, full of torchy colors and young, energetic people. It was packed, [...]
