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Jeremy Lent

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As seen in: Medium, Salon, Common Dreams, EcoWatch, AlterNet, The Good Men Project, Berkeleyside, Daily Times, CounterPunch, Eco-Business and
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Jeremy Lent’s Biography

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Jeremy Lent is an author whose writings investigate the patterns of thought that have led our civilization to its current crisis of sustainability. He is founder of the nonprofit Liology Institute, dedicated to fostering an integrated worldview, both scientifically rigorous and intrinsically meaningful, that could enable humanity to thrive sustainably on the earth.

Born in London, England, Lent received a BA in English Literature from Cambridge University and an MBA from the University of Chica…

Jeremy Lent’s Journalist Portfolio

The Climate Catastrophe We're All Ignoring

The Climate Catastrophe We're All Ignoring

As fossil fuel-based economies continue, millions are suffering around the world. As long as we measure ourse…

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The Dangerous Delusions of Richard Dawkins

The Dangerous Delusions of Richard Dawkins

His rationalist crusade creates a false impression that the only alternative to religion is reductionist scie…

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Technosplit: The bifurcation of humanity

Technosplit: The bifurcation of humanity

Will social inequality soon be programmed into our DNA? Eventually, the affluent and the dispossessed will be…

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A House on Shaky Ground: Eight Structural Flaws of the Western Worldview

A House on Shaky Ground: Eight Structural Flaws of the Western Worldview

Our global civilization is facing the threat of its own Big One in the form of climate change, resource deple…

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Opinion: Rejecting violent political tactics is a moral choice

Opinion: Rejecting violent political tactics is a moral choice

The case against violent tactics is not simply one of political strategy. It’s a moral choice. The end does n…

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Most of the world’s wealth belongs to all of us. It’s time to start collecting

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By Jeremy Lent
| Countercurrents
Let’s consider a fact so stark it barely registers: the world’s five richest billionaires have more than doubled their wealth since 2020. Meanwhile, 60 percent of humanity has grown poorer over the same period. At current trajectories, we will see the world’s first trillionaire within a decade. We have grown so accustomed to statistics like these that they have lost their capacity to shock. But they should shock us.
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Most of the World’s Wealth Belongs to All of Us. It’s Time to Start Collecting

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By Jeremy Lent
| filmsforaction.org
Let’s consider a fact so stark it barely registers: the world’s five richest billionaires have more than doubled their wealth since 2020. Meanwhile, 60 percent of humanity has grown poorer over the same period. At current trajectories, we will see the world’s first trillionaire within a decade. We have grown so accustomed to statistics like these that they have lost their capacity to shock. But they should shock us.
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Solving the Climate Crisis Requires the End of Capitalism

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By Jeremy Lent
| Resilience.org Verified
By Jeremy Lent, originally published by Patterns of Meaning October 13, 2021 It’s time to face the fact that resolving the climate crisis will require a fundamental shift away from our growth-based, corporate-dominated global system. Originally published October 9, 2021 in Salon The global conversation regarding climate change has, for the most part, ignored the elephant in the room.
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