Author: Thom Hawkins

Editor’s Note: Thom Hawkins passed away peacefully in his sleep the third week of February, 2023. This article is a reproduction of an earlier version...

Anxiety and trauma have become common effects of living and surviving in our rapidly overheating and intensely polluted globe. Scientists tell us over and over...

The feds and some states have recently launched high profile campaigns to replace all gas stoves with “safer” electric stoves. By Thom Hawkins Of...

During the past year, my 86th, I have been in doctors’ offices more often than usual. By Thom Hawkins The typical time allotted for an office visit is fifteen...

GUEST OPINION Which is worse: slapping someone on stage or shooting children in a schoolroom? By Thom Hawkins They’re both bad, though one creates more...

I’ve been trying to find a satisfactory definition of “spiritual” for a very long time. Here is what I’ve arrived at so far: Spirituality is the...

Every spring the grizzled old man drove his two-horse team down our St. Paul street to the vacant lot he would plow to start his vegetable garden. By Thom...

In case you hadn’t noticed before, the pandemic has reminded us that human beings can be bad for each other. By Thom Hawkins Why? Our human species evolved as...

Benjamin felt hopeful in 1970. He was 19, with a loving wife, Althea (19), and two rollicking sons, Ben Jr. (2) and Paul (1). By Thom Hawkins He had finally...

In July of 2019, six experienced educators and journalists began meeting monthly in Pasadena to discuss the rapidly impending and irreversible extinction of...

GUEST OPINION New Rules: By Thom Hawkins Now that I am president, our common house has new rules: You can no longer play the democracy game if you don’t...

GUEST OPINION If you believe people are fundamentally good, you are certain to be disappointed. By Thom Hawkins But if you believe they are fundamentally bad,...

Imagine you have raised a large family that is now a thriving and beautiful clan admired far and wide. Then tragedy strikes and they are wiped out in a single...

Together with farmers and gardeners from Vermont to California, Throop gardeners share a simple love for the earth. By Thom Hawkins This is my third year of...

It’s hard to keep up with the climate crisis news. By Thom Hawkins Articles about climate crisis appear mostly on alternative sites, and when mainstream media...

People are suffering with the heat, and thousands in LA County lost power for days. With heat waves becoming more common, the grid will struggle to keep up. By...