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Twilight is on the horizon for American culture. After spreading an ideology of endless economic growth around the world, the definition of modernity has been defined by the United States. American values are now written into the cultural textbook for nations across the globe. Now that America is failing, what does it feel like to look back and what did we achieve? Was the collapse written in the opening chapters? What if our technological legacy comes with a terrible dark side?<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Extraenvironmentalist #34<\/strong>\u00a0we speak with author and historian Morris Berman<\/a> about his recent look back at the history of American values as chronicled in the book Why America Failed<\/a>. We ask Morris why American culture has dominated the globe despite so many dark aspects within its technology and values. Our discussion covers the ways in which people can seek meaningful lives as part of a counterculture and why our ideologies of technology and infinite growth were born on the landscape of an endless frontier. Is there a way to avoid the culture of hustling by channeling the alternative values that have arisen from those discontented by capitalism? Is it best just to become an expat?<\/p>\n

Check out the new Extraenvironmentalist blog<\/a> edited by Louisa, the newest member of our team.<\/p>\n

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\/\/ Music (in order of appearance)<\/strong>
\nMarvin Gaye - Sunny (Mercury II Edit)<\/a>\u00a0via<\/em>\u00a0Pigeons and Planes<\/a>
\nFM Belfast - American<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0via\u00a0<\/em>Iceland Music Maffia<\/a>
\nElectric Guest - This Head I Hold<\/a> via\u00a0<\/em>Blahblahblahblahscience<\/a>
\nCheerleader - Do What You Want<\/a> via <\/em>Turntable Kitchen<\/a>
\nBuddy Holly - Slippin' and Slidin' (Jacques Renault Remix)<\/a>\u00a0via<\/em>\u00a0RCRDLBL<\/a><\/p>\n

\/\/ Extended Clips (in order of appearance)<\/strong>
\n Chris Hedges - Brace Yourself for America's Collapse<\/a>
\n Detroit Savaged by Economic Problems<\/a>
\n America's New Poor<\/a>
\n Judge Napolitano<\/a>
\n Frank Zappa on Schools<\/a>
\n Ray Kurzweil on Technology <\/a>
\n Kevin Kelly on Technology<\/a>
\n Terence McKenna on Western Civilization<\/a>
\n Jiddhu Krishnamurti - Why Do We Live With Stress<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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