the long emergency - surviving catastrophies of the 21st century

this is a very interesting video about the problems facing our economy and society as we move into the new century, among them our dependence on oil, our automobile-dependent way of life, urban design, etc. it's an interview with James Howard Kunstler, author of the long emergency - surviving catastrophies of the 21st century, editor at rolling stone and writer for the new york times. i recognized him as the pessimist from "the end of suburbia", a great little documentary done by brant local barry silverthorn, but he's much more balanced it seems in this discussion for the massachusetts school of law "books of our time" show.

watch it, it's engaging and informative.