The Long Emergency

"Americanpeoplearesleepwalkingintoafutureofhardshipandturbulence.JamesHowardKunstler,oneofourshrewdestandmostengagingsocialcommentators,tellswhattoexpectwhenwepassthetippingpointofglobalpeakoilproductionandenterthelongarcofdepletion-economic,political,andsocialchangesonanepochalscale-soonerthanwethink.""TheLongEmergencywillchangeeverything.Globalismwillwither.Lifewillbecomeprofoundlyandintenselylocal.Theconsumereconomywillbeastrangememory.Suburbia-consideredabirthrightandarealitybymillionsofAmericans-willbecomeuntenable.Wewillstruggletofeedourselves.Wemayexhaustandbankruptourselvesintheefforttopropuptheunsustainable.Andfinally,theUnitedStatesmaynotholdtogetherasanation.Weareenteringanunchartedterritoryofhistory."TheLongEmergencyisastartlingvisionofwhatliesahead,bringingnewurgencyandaccessibilitytothecriticalissuesthatwillshapeourfuture,andwhichwecannolongeraffordtoignore.