‘Urban Greenlash’: Why is climate action facing opposition across cities?
In areas around the world, growing opposition to climate action signals a new disruptive wave that researchers call an “urban greenlash,” a backlash against climate plans and policies in cities.
October 9, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 134. Finding Crazy Town Part 6: Facing the Future
What would it actually mean to live with less? Can we preserve the things we value most—health, human rights, cultural diversity, individual freedom—without preserving the system that created them?
October 7, 2026
Navigating the great unraveling: How communities are building place‑based resilience
How can we prepare for a disrupted future? The growing frequency and variety of global disruptions raise the question of how communities can prepare.
October 5, 2026
Oil, war and the fate of industrial societies
The world teeters on the brink of economic disaster due to energy shortages caused by war. Key oil-producing nations are unable and unwilling to increase output, though prices are high. The solutions being proposed—renewable energy technologies—are coming on line, but not fast enough. Sound familiar?
October 5, 2026
California’s AI boom has made billionaires richer. Now a wealth tax is on the ballot
Without Prop. 40 revenues, Californians could face hospital closures, job losses, increased food insecurity, and state budget cuts to public schools, yet tech billionaires are pouring millions into opposing the wealth tax.
September 24, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 133. Finding Crazy Town Part 5: Adapting to the Adaptive Cycle
What if collapse isn’t the end of the story but part of a larger cycle?
September 23, 2026
‘I had a crazy dream’: The couple sailing around the world to help coastal communities adapt to climate change
Nigel and Veronica traded conventional careers for a years-long voyage from the UK to New Zealand, using their journey to connect with coastal communities facing increasingly severe climate risks.
September 11, 2026
The Great Unraveling
Environmental and social challenges are compounding to threaten the systems that support the world we know. What does this Great Unraveling mean for human civilization and the global ecosystem?










