There is a story capitalism tells about itself, and it goes something like this: work hard, stay disciplined, and the system will reward you. The planet is a resource. Progress is inevitable. Growth is good. For a long time, that story held. People believed it - or at least accepted it. But right now, in the middle of an accelerating ecological crisis, the story is visibly, undeniably falling apart. What replaces it matters enormously. And if this semester in the Ecology-Phil

While the stances of many are considered through liberal and democratic governance, decision making is often left in the hands of the political elite and high ranking members of self interested institutions. To circumvent this muting of public discourse, many people have taken matters into their own hands — some becoming philosophers, some creating stages to voice their own ideologies, and others expressing their qualms through artistic mediums. We may live in a society that

Climate change is one of the biggest problems facing the world today. As years go by, the effects of climate change become more evident through stronger hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and rising sea levels. While climate change impacts the entire planet, its consequences are not distributed equally across the world. Poorer communities and developing countries often face much more severe environmental impacts, despite contributing the least to global carbon emissions. Understa

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Windigo "Deer Monster" Illustration by Dane Cozens Colonizers of this world have used organized religion, geographical terraforming,...

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we want to share our respect, appreciation, and gratitude to the Native people who lived on...

I visited the flatwoods on campus for the first time in a few weeks and was struck by the understated loveliness of the thin winter light...

Last week the conditions were almost ideal for burning parts of our oak-hickory woods on the Des Plaines campus. I wasn't paying close...

The sun was sending shafts of thin, hazy light that filtered through the now leafless tree canopy as I walked towards the science...

Today as I was walking from my car to the Lee Center before my lecture I heard the unmistakable bugling, gurgling chorus of ancient...