Happy World Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024 The ocean has always been a part of who we are. As an Indigenous person from one of Indonesia’s many small islands, I grew up with the sound of waves as my lullaby, the salty breeze as my constant companion, and the knowledge that the sea gives and takes…
Hi all, I am back!
As some of you might remember, I shut down this web (www.rallu.xyz) two years ago. The platform that I started in 2004 ended in 2022. Eighteen years of documentation of different types of writing – from an op-ed published at news outlet, left-leaning analysis, travel notes, food-book-movie-music reviews, and many angry notes are gone from…
On Behalf of Carbon: An Ignorant Trading Need a Necessary Pause
In the ever-evolving tapestry of global environmental concerns, the carbon trend for many has been seen as a critical thread weaving its way through the fabric of our planet’s future. Although, for centuries, humanity treated the atmosphere as an infinite dumping ground, burning fossil fuels without consequence. So when the consequences are undeniable: climate change…