Burning For Water: Mni Wiconi and its Antipode
We’re not alone in this. The land knows what to do and is striving to do so all around the globe at this very moment. Isn’t it time we notice?
Democracy Rising 29: Wicked Problems, Wise Communities, Part 1
At this point in the ongoing democratic experiments in the United States and around the world, two things have become exceedingly clear: democracy requires high-quality communication, and we do not get close to the necessary quality naturally.
Degrowth: The awakening of consciousness before an alternative
Degrowth fights for the construction of positive, healthy scenarios for future generations, respecting the environment and cultural diversity through a reorientation of economic activity that abandons unlimited individual growth for a social growth that is measured, such that others can simply live.
Fossil Energy Subsidies: The Bottom Line
In this week’s Frankly, Nate reacts to recent analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) critical of 2022 subsidies to fossil fuel.
Fake Food vs Farm Fresh Food
No ifs, no buts, and please – more small farms producing real food for everyone, and no more IPES!
Beyond the Daily Grind: How a Few Peruvian Coffee Revolutionaries Are Conserving Nature While Growing World-Class Beans
Small scale farmers like those found in Mapacho are often the most sustainable farmers, maintain the most biodiversity and generally produce the best coffee because industrial agriculture inputs are not accessible and farmers are encouraged to grow in harmony with the rainforest.
How to poison the world (and get away with it)
The world’s regulators are running way behind in trying to evaluate and regulate the toxic chemicals in our environment. That’s a feature, not a bug in our regulatory systems
Running the ‘Systems Discourse’ Gauntlet
In this week’s Frankly, Nate considers 7 different continuums of perspectives people use when taking part in a “systems” discourse, such as The Great Simplification podcast is attempting.
Hannes Gerhardt: From Capital to Commons
While Big Tech monopolies, compliant legislatures and intelligence agencies have crushed the soaring ideals that one prevailed in Internet and hacker cultures, Gerhardt bravely argues that there are still ways that commoning and technology could engineer a transition away from capitalism.
The future earth is already here
We are busy trying to meet our own needs and care for our neighbors, human and otherwise, without industry. We are the shadow economy and we are a fairly robust system.
Europe’s climate movement is fractured and stuck — here is a way forward
The iterations of the climate movement of previous years are not the movements that will win the struggle today.
Sustainability Is Not as New an Idea as You Might Think—It’s More Than 300 Years Old
Modern sustainability evolved from forest management of the 18th century, and its ancient roots go back even further. Could it help with today’s climate crisis and lumber shortage?
