The World’s Top Industrial Countries Are in Treacherous Waters
Whatever is coming will be as historically unique as our present circumstances. The ever-louder rumblings from just over the horizon suggest that, whatever it is, it’s not far off.
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CAP Social Conditionality: A Game Changer for Farm Workers?
In a new CAP that largely maintains the status quo, social conditionality emerges as one of the few truly innovative elements. But is it going to be a real game-changer?
A just transition: next steps for climate movements
The climate crisis and the transition offer an opportunity to reshape our political landscape away from militaristic, colonial and neoliberal paradigms.
Abandoning the Poor
Will we continue to condemn tens of millions of us to cruel and unnecessary poverty, while feeding the drive to authoritarianism or even an all-American version of fascism, or will we move swiftly and compassionately to begin lifting the load of poverty and so strengthen the very foundation of our democracy?
Climate Politics: The View from Washington
Dominating politics this week is the war in the Middle East between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas, in which thousands have died and many more have been wounded.
Deer in the Headlights
In general terms, we ought to expand our consideration to value the whole. It’s not we humans that matter, but WE, the community of life. Now let’s act like it.
Thoughts on cultural appropriation
Maybe we could spend some time today learning how indigenous peoples the world over have managed to create cultures and communities that have lasted for millennia, successfully adapting to all sorts of changes — except the advent of colonialism.
New England Climate Activists Press for No New Private Jet Infrastructure: A Battle over Airport Expansion with Global Implications
Tripling the private jet capacity of Hanscom field would be the equivalent of blowing off a ‘carbon bomb’ of emissions to enable a handful of multi-millionaires and billionaires to jet to Aspen, West Palm Beach, Jackson Hole, and New England coastal islands.
Review: Kayaking with Lambs
Kayaking with Lambs is an easy book to read, but a hard one to review, because it doesn’t really have a trajectory; it doesn’t build to a conclusion.
One Ring to rule them all
In this Frankly, Nate refers to a favorite timeless book series, “The Lord of the Rings”, to describe ‘the nine rings for mortal men’ -evolutionary behavioral tendencies that are common among humans but become counterproductive within the context of our modern culture.
Doughnut: what’s enough… or too much?
What exactly is the doughnut? Think of it as an economic compass, artfully crafted to address people’s needs while also respecting the Earth’s boundaries and the vitality of our planet.
Imagining the future: How to build in place
In our world today, seemingly locked in a momentum towards climate breakdown, social conflict, and global war, it’s more important than ever to imagine the world as it might be, to inspire action to make it.
