Chuck Collins is a campaigner, researcher, and storyteller based at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he co-edits Inequality.org. He is the author of the eco-fiction novel Altar to an Erupting Sun and the recently published book Burned By Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power are Ruining Our Lives and Planet (October 2025, New Press).
The Guilford food hub: Growing community resilience one lemon bar at a time
How a small Vermont town built a thriving local food system that keeps $50,000 annually in the community while creating social connection.
October 16, 2026
Neighbors helping neighbors: Building community work exchange networks
How the authors organized a “frolic”, reviving a tradition of shared labor that builds the trust and resilience communities need.
October 13, 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
Does your neighborhood need a coffee klatch?
How a tiny town in Vermont turned a simple weekly gathering into the social glue holding a neighborhood together.
October 2, 2026
Our town, our table: The community-building power of a shared meal
Can community potlucks provide a solution to America’s loneliness epidemic?
September 30, 2026
Musk’s trillion-dollar fortune is a flashing warning light for democracy
Elon Musk becoming the planet’s first trillionaire should alarm anyone worried about democracy. At that level of wealth, you’re no longer just buying another mansion or private jet; the dangerous power of concentrated wealth is to distort markets, politics, and society.
July 8, 2026
