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https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/theory/economy-suffering-let-die

The Economy is Suffering, Let It Die! explores the abstractions known as “economy” and “society.” These concepts are used to separate us from life and the natural world, focusing our thought on abstractions rather than what is real. Includes essays by David Watson and John Zerzan.

 

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/theory/insurrectionary-ecology

This zine builds on the discussions raised by the journal “Do or Die: Voices from the Ecological Resistance” that sought to (in part) bring an insurrectionary politic into the ecological movements (such as Earth First!) in the United Kingdom. The author identifies “Do or Die” as a starting point and states that this zine is in part a response to the absence of that critique in the years since “Do or Die” stop publishing. The zine consists of the author’s personal responses to many impasses and limits that are facing those interested in ecological resistance. They seek to combine insights and approaches from insurrectionary currents and fuse them with ecological resistance. It’s a worthy project and this zine offers plenty to think about.

 

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/theory/technological-addiction

What I am describing is a human-constructed, technology-centered social system built on principles of standardization, efficiency, linearity, and fragmentation, like an assembly line that fulfills production quotas but cares nothing for the people who operate it. Within this system, technology influences society. The automotive industry completely reorganized American society in the twentieth century. Likewise, nuclear weapons define global politics. At the same time, society reflects the technological ethos. The social organization of workplaces, as well as their architecture, reflects the mechanistic principles of standardization, efficiency, and production quotas.

 

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/theory/smartphone-society

The automobile was in many respects the defining commodity of the twentieth century. Its importance didn’t stem from technological virtuosity or the sophistication of the assembly line, but rather from an ability to reflect and shape society. The ways in which we produced, consumed, used, and regulated automobiles were a window into twentieth-century capitalism itself — a glimpse into how the social, political, and economic intersected and collided. Today, in a period characterized by financialization and global ization, where “information” is king, the idea of any commodity defining an era might seem quaint. But commodities are no less important today, and people’s relationships to them remain central to understanding society. If the automobile was fundamental to grasping the last century, the smartphone is the defining commodity of our era.

 

https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/direct-action/earth-first-wolf-hunt-sabotage-manual

This comprehensive guide explains the how and why of hunt sabotage aimed at saving wolves. With an increasing number of states (including Michigan) allowing for the hunting of wolves, this zine outlines one response. From the inside: “Hunt sabs are an effective tactic at stopping, inhibiting or drawing attention to the massacre of wildlife. Hunt sabs most often include direct intervention and are meant to disrupt a hunt. Actions can take the form of a blockade comprised of dozens of people at the office where wolf hunting permits are sold, or along roadways where hunters are engaging in hunts. But it also includes powerful propaganda, such as flyering communities before a hunt, or sharing this manual at your local NRA meeting and outside permit offices.”