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John Zerzan

Author: John Zerzan

How It Works

The institutions designed to control nature are destroying it

Viewpoint 3 months ago

It has been said that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of civilization or … Continue reading →

Grounds for Hope

Living in a civilization of grief

Viewpoint 4 months ago

Some years ago a friend said to me, “Remember, everyone’s heart is broken.” A so-called “age of grief” didn’t set in yesterday, or with the … Continue reading →

(Anti-) Social Media

We need civilization to collapse

Viewpoint 9 months ago

It is a madly accelerating techno-world, one of endless interruption. So-called social media have clearly made social existence worse.  Popular books and articles treat online … Continue reading →

Civilized, All Too Civilized

A local anarchist calls for a return to primitive living to avoid catastrophe

Viewpoint 9 months ago

We want to be seen as “civilized,” not looked down upon as “primitive.” But what if we have this the wrong way round?  For 99 … Continue reading →

All the Lonely People

Calling for a rethinking 

Viewpoint 11 months ago

Henry Allen is a fairly well-known commentator on our cultural and political ways. Among his themes or interests was putting a name to various decades, … Continue reading →

The Meta… what?

Welcome to virtual everything

Viewpoint 1 year ago

Facebook has been renamed Meta and is poised to roll out the metaverse. Simply put, this is where digital and virtual come together, aiming at … Continue reading →

Vaccines Are the Problem?

Critical thinking has gone missing

Viewpoint 1 year ago

It’s said that when a big ship goes down it pulls everything down with it, sucked into a vortex. Looks to me a good metaphor … Continue reading →

What’s Up With Derrick Jensen?

Anarchist John Zerzan weighs in on environmental speaker controversy

OpinionViewpoint 5 years ago

Derrick Jensen was recently dis-invited as a speaker at an event affiliated with this year’s Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene. He got the … Continue reading →

John Zerzan

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