Development and Inequality

The Architecture of Attrition – Part 1: The Nero of the North: Lytton, the Durbar, and the Theology of the Market

15 February 2023·1096 words·6 mins

History and Critical Analysis Colonialism Indian History Famine Policy Imperialism Economic-History Disaster Analysis Historical Case Studies Policy and Critique Development and Inequality

Analyzing the 1876-78 famine through the prism of Lord Lytton’s imperial pageantry and Laissez-faire dogma.

The Concentrated Green - Part 5: The Inequality of the Just Transition

14 January 2023·910 words·5 mins

Sustainability and Future Climate Justice Just Transition Social Equity Global Inequality Labor Markets Trade and Supply Chains Policy and Critique Systems Thinking Development and Inequality

Exploring the origins of networks in ancient empires.

The Concentrated Green - Part 4: The Geopolitics of the Battery Age

13 January 2023·829 words·4 mins

Sustainability and Future Geopolitics Critical Minerals Supply Chain Security Trade Policy Climate Diplomacy Trade and Supply Chains Policy and Critique Systems Thinking Development and Inequality

Exploring the origins of networks in ancient empires.

The Concentrated Green - Part 3: Where the Green Capital Cascades

12 January 2023·826 words·4 mins

Sustainability and Future Green Finance Investment Capital Flows ESG Climate Policy Trade and Supply Chains Policy and Critique Systems Thinking Development and Inequality

Exploring the origins of networks in ancient empires.

The Concentrated Green - Part 2: The Patent Walls of the Green Fortress

11 January 2023·832 words·4 mins

Sustainability and Future Intellectual-Property Innovation Technology Standards Green Tech Patents Trade and Supply Chains Policy and Critique Systems Thinking Development and Inequality

Exploring the origins of networks in ancient empires.

The Concentrated Green: Power, Paradox, and the New Energy Order

10 January 2023·346 words·2 mins

Sustainability and Future Green Energy Critical Minerals Energy Transition Geopolitics Climate Justice Supply Chains Intellectual-Property Green Finance Trade and Supply Chains Policy and Critique Systems Thinking Development and Inequality

A critical analysis of how the green energy transition is creating new forms of concentrated power across minerals, technology, capital, geopolitics, and social inequality.

The Concentrated Green - Part 1: The New Irony of 'Rare Earths'

10 January 2023·909 words·5 mins

Sustainability and Future Critical Minerals Geopolitics Energy Transition Resource Dependency Supply Chains Trade and Supply Chains Policy and Critique Systems Thinking Development and Inequality

Exploring the origins of networks in ancient empires.

The Invisible Empire - Part 3: Decolonizing Thought in a Globalized World

5 February 2022·1379 words·7 mins

History and Critical Analysis Decolonization Epistemic Justice Knowledge Systems Cultural Reclamation Global Futures Healing Historical Case Studies Policy and Critique Social Dynamics Development and Inequality

Exploring strategies for mental liberation, from the reclamation of language and history to the construction of alternative knowledge systems in a globalized age.

The Invisible Empire - Part 2: The Machinery of Mental Subjugation

4 February 2022·1353 words·7 mins

History and Critical Analysis Institutional Control Colonial Law Education Systems Spatial Planning Bureaucracy Knowledge Production Historical Case Studies Policy and Critique Social Dynamics Development and Inequality

Exploring how colonial systems weaponized schools, legal codes, and urban planning to systematize mental colonization.

The Invisible Empire: Colonization of the Mind and the Long War for Consciousness

3 February 2022·300 words·2 mins

History and Critical Analysis Colonialism Consciousness Decolonization Cultural Critique Imperialism Identity Historical Case Studies Policy and Critique Social Dynamics Development and Inequality

A historical exploration of how colonization shaped not just territories but minds, examining the mechanisms of mental subjugation and the ongoing struggle for decolonization in a globalized world.