The Raven
Patrick MazzaBuilding the Future in Place
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On this Memorial Day, Nemesis stalks a U.S. Empire at war
Arlington National Cemetery. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
8 minute read
“The most warlike nation in history”
I sit down to write this the morning of Memorial Day 2026, a holiday to hold in memory all who have lost their lives serving in...
When declaring independence from empire, declare our interdependence with each other
This graphic from Stockholm Resilience Institute depicts how humanity has breached 7 of 9 planetary boundaries that provide it a safe operating space. Most recently, the ocean acidification boundary was crossed. This demonstrates our failur...
Time for a Declaration of Moral Independence from Empire
On the 250th year since U.S. independence was declared, many are thinking of new forms of independence. This piece proposes a Declaration of Moral Independence from Empire, naming empire as the enemy and the fundamental struggle as moral. I...
The Iran War's global disruption points to a bioregional way of life
4 minute read
I awake this morning to pictures of Iran’s South Pars gas field burning, the world’s largest. I know what this means. It makes me almost physically ill, a recurrent feeling since the war on Iran broke out several weeks ago. I...
Staying sane in an insane world - Where I go to find my center
Art by Erika Mazza-Smith
6 minute read
A world going off the rails
Sometimes the insanity of the world gets to me, I feel overwhelmed, almost drowned in it. Then I just have to step back and find my center. That’s what I’ve been doing...
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Progressive activist and journalist since 1981. Lived in Seattle since 1998, and the Pacific Northwest, aka Cascadia, since 1977.
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