“Gigification”: The Future of Work?
What the social contract will look like in the future will to a large degree be determined by what happens to the gig workers who are at the forefront of technological change today.
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The 10 Core Myths Still Taught in Business Schools
In this week’s Frankly, Nate identifies 10 myths being taught in business schools today, and the massive implications these misconceptions hold for society.
How the commons, unlike other movements for change, can reach working-class communities
All civilisations fall in the end. The Roman Empire is long gone, along with the ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Sumerians. Will the global civilisation of corporate capitalism buck the trend? Of course not, but how long does it have left?
Ecosystems as Models for Restoring our Economies to a Sustainable State, 2nd Edition: Excerpt
Frail supply chains and market volatility are not the only by-products of global market capitalism. The degree of global consumption under the current system far exceeds any previous epoch, and wealth has become concentrated into even fewer hands.
The project is to reclaim the commons. The place to start is in our communities.
Truly, we need to reclaim the commons, including our most fundamental common realm, the atmosphere. Saito has illuminated the critical path, starting by organizing and building power in the communities where we live. Indeed, we must build the future in place.
June 21 – World Localization Day
Ever since 2020, a global organization called Local Futures has been organizing events in dozens of countries on June 21, when the planet’s northern hemisphere enters the summer solstice. There are films, webinars, and local events happening everywhere around the globe. And it’s a moment when all of us who feel isolated in our localist views can bond with thousands of colleagues worldwide.
Dynamic Coalitions: Organizational Solidarity in Practice
When we work with groups for a long time, building a research agenda that is considered by all parties involved as a tool to continue working for accessing human rights for all, we may find quotidian ways to construct knowledge together.
Yurok Nation returns a vital creek and watershed to major salmon run
“There were times over the past 20 years when we weren’t sure this would happen,” James said. “But we never gave up hope. We took a stance and said, ‘We love our river. We love our fish. We love our natural resources. We love our culture. And we’re not shy about showing it.’ That’s what Blue Creek means to us. That’s who we are.”
Helena Norberg-Hodge — Globalization End Game: How Localization Builds Resilient Communities & Economies
In this episode, Nate is joined by Helena Norberg-Hodge – a leading voice in the localization movement – to explore the deep systemic challenges posed by economic globalization.
Energy and debt: How does energy and debt affect economic growth?
Complexity has strong links to energy which means that the combination of increasing energy costs and increasing complexity is a potential game changer. Even more so if the energy system also requires high levels of complexity such as nuclear power or a electric grid run on renewables.
Defending Ancestral Forests from Corporate Plunder: Boki Women Lead the Way
As Boki’s forests disappear in plain sight, the deeper crisis is not deforestation alone – it is neglect. The world watches, largely indifferent, while the Banyinyi women’s struggle keeps echoing a painful truth: we do not lack solutions, we lack the courage to abandon the myths of progress that blind us to them.
Trade war vise grip: China is squeezing rare earth supply and it’s hurting
I warned in March that in response to the Trump administration’s trade war, China would likely resort to squeezing supply of critical materials it controls. Now it’s happening.
