Manhood consumes more than the planet can offer, and it is comparable to the Titanic sailing straight to the iceberg: it is time to change direction! The solution will not come from the top: we can find these solutions at the bottom of the pyramid, like hackers do, to solve the problems we face,...

In The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein strongly denounces ultraliberalism and its methods of implementation for the past 35 years. By adopting a chronological approach and evoking precise examples, she makes her militant point stronger while shedding light on the logic of the shock doctrine and...

La Maison Nucingen is the story of the Baron de Nuncingen’s wealth, and its techniques for self-enrichment at the expense of the derelicting aristocracy. In this novel, the old aristocracy of the Ancien Régime and the Restauration are sinking, while the capitalist bourgeoisie, to which belongs...

What can economic history teach us about the current state of the world ? What are the main trends, the main dynamics that led to the prevailing position of the European economic model and its expansion ? Fernand Braudel gives us tools to answer these questions in this essay which is entitled...

This reading note is an attempt to identify some of the ideas developed in the book -– while trying to depict how coherent and achieved Illich's progression is. Comments emphasise both the content of the book, that is to say Illich's radical criticism of the industrial era and the alternative he...