Mother Pelican
A Journal of Solidarity and Sustainability

Vol. 22, No. 9, September 2026 Luis T. Gutiérrez, Editor

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A Change of Era Are we living an era of change or a change of era? Population growth is peaking. Economic growth is peaking. Pollution and all kinds of waste accumulation keep growing. Human health is deteriorating. Biodiversity is declining. The biosphere is degrading. Anthropogenic climate change is no longer deniable, yet burning of fossil fuels keeps growing to meet the insatiable human demand for exosomatic energy, thereby exacerbating physical and social entropy worldwide. Millions dying in abject poverty. Massive migrations. Tribal scapegoating. Wars everywhere. What next? INFOGRAPHICS MARY, UNTIER OF KNOTS, PRAY FOR US This edition includes several articles on critical issues of social and ecological justice, and links to significant recent publications and supplementary materials. The sequence of articles follows the see ~ judge ~ act pattern (with some overlaps). It is becoming increasingly clear that the forthcoming transition from growth to post-growth is not likely to be fair and peaceful if global population and consumption keep growing and the culture of power prevails. Can most humans adapt to supply constraints? Peacefully? SEEING The Human Exception Lyle Lewis Beyond Geopolitics: The Cultural Direction of Humanity David Andersson Institutional Value Conversion: The Institutional Conditions for Human Flourishing Oluwatobi O. Alaka A Deep Time Perspective on Climate Change Art Berman The Catholic Principle Guiding Popes Through Tech Upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI Walter Scheirer Worried About Overpopulation? Why? Ugo Bardi Exploring a Series of Surprising Sustainability Barriers Erik Assadourian As America Turns 250, Its Attention to Continued Survival Fades and Fractures Richard Heinberg JUDGING Global Invasion Underway: The Primary Invader Is Missing from the Suspect List Gregg Lavoie Potpourri — Facets of Life, Faith, Science, and Reality ~ Part One William E. Rees Potpourri — Facets of Life, Faith, Science, and Reality ~ Part Two William E. Rees Growth Mania and the AI Extinction Threat Dave Rollo Book Review of Goliath's Curse ~ The History and Future of Societal Collapse Ted Trainer The One Attribute of All Systems that Everyone Underestimates George Tsakraklides Affordability, Not Scarcity, Is the Real Energy Crisis Gail Tverberg The Psychopathic Selection Hypothesis: A Visual Introduction Greg M. Elliott ACTING Downsizing to Simplify and Enhance Life ~ Part 2 Clifton Ware Miniatures of Evolution ~ Transformative Learning for Wise Action Maria Emanuela Galanti Who Will Govern Humanity's New Cognitive Infrastructure? David Andersson Disruptive Advocacy: Breaking Ground to Build Better Narasimha Reddy Donthi Less Consumption, Faster: The Future of the U.S. Ecological Footprint Peri Dworatzek What Can't Be Rebuilt: Irreversible Stakes of an Uncertain Future Nate Hagens The Changing Meaning of Gender Justice in India Ashish Singh Pilgrimage contra Utopia Jason Emmett Collins CONNECTIONS World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Third Notice William J. Ripple, Christopher Wolf, et al The Cultural Causes Of Climate Change Barbara Williams 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy Energy Institute Embodied energy ~ The First Step in Understanding EROI Lars Schernikau How Basic Income Became Impossible to Ignore Tyler Prochazka What Our Schools Teach Children About Gender And Masculinity Sanket Sabnis Peace Begins at Home Handbook Center for Partnership Systems SUPPLEMENTS Human Ecology, Theological Anthropology, and Religious Patriarchy Luis T. Gutiérrez Global Dynamics of Growth, De-Growth, and Post-Growth Luis T. Gutiérrez |Back to Contents| LINK TO THE CURRENT ISSUE          LINK TO THE HOME PAGE

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