

Some species are tamed and domesticated and are more or less able to endure their servi- tude. One of Freud's later works is Civilization and its Discon- tents, mainly focused on domestication, civilization's core institution and orientation. Do we choose life or the onrushing death spiral of civilization? If the future isn't somehow primitive there won't be afuture. Built on tech- nology and capital, it is failing on every level, in every area. This one last global civilization is doing just that. They are parasites that consume their hosts. Most simply stated, civilizations outrun their carrying capacity, their suste- nance. Joseph Tainter's invaluable The Collapse of Complex Societies shows why we can't go forward. We can and must go back, along ancestral paths, she declared. That bill currently is in the Senate, where Repub- licans threaten to filibuster it so it will never go to a vote.Īgo, Potawatomielder and botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer refuted the “can’t go back” mantra. The House Democrats, without a single Republican vote, recently passed a bill to stop price gouging. All of our major oil and gas pro- ducers have taken this same approach, and it’s been fabulously profitable. One major producer said over 59 percent of inves- tors said they wanted production to stay low in order to increase their dividend profits. Why would oil and gas producers not step up production to help out the recov- ery when demand increased dramatical- ly? The answer is simple greed. Since the oil and gas producers decided to not step up production as demand increased, Biden has released even more oil leases. The facts are that more than half of the leases already in the hands of oil and gas companies are not being used to produce any gas and oil. The writer also claimed high- er gas prices were the result of Biden’s not selling new leases. The only group that controls gas prices is the gas and oil industry, not any U.S. I'll close by saying Jerrin has three pending actions: his appeal being man- aged by attorney Jed Peterson a com- plaint against Underhill with the Oregon State Bar Association and a petition under the Recovery After Misconduct Act of 2022.Īt some point, enough will be done to get Jerrin released from prison, get his life back and get his return to his family and friends.Ī writer recently laid the blame for high gas prices on President Joe Biden. Moreover, when I consider the statement made by this judicial body in 2020 about how they intend to review their biases where people of color are the subject, and make corrections, and do better going forward -Jerrin fits their exact definition, yet he remains convicted and in prison. The bigger question now is, how and why did the Oregon Supreme Court re- instate the ruling overturned by the Oregon Court of Appeals? This is a very relevant topic for discussion.

Underhill said in his opening statement, “I cannot put the gun in Mr. It was a distraction, a diversion, used by prosecutor Rod Underhill to shift attention away from a major hurdle for him in the case - the gun. However, there is one thing that continues to be a problem for me: the ski mask. I agree with their opinions, it is well done. For that, we are thankful! I’ve been told by many family members, friends, supporters and others who took the time to read the article, that it is very well written. Eugene Weekly is the only news media outlet that was willing to publish an article (from the center), which in- cluded any consideration or mention of his family.

First, I'd like to say we are so very ap- preciative that your organization was willing to shine a spotlight on Jerrin Hickman’s case (“Justice for Jerrin,” EW6/9).
