Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
When we talk about a system beyond economic growth, we don’t have to refer to an abstract future. There are myriad existing examples of projects, mindsets, and approaches beyond economic growth — and not all fit easily into the ‘sustainability’ box.
As we navigate contradictions collectively, we produce a surplus possibility that we must cherish, nourish and expand. The idea of ‘defeat’ prevents us from capturing this incredible dimension of the art of organising hope.
The trillion-dollar pandemic relief bills demonstrate the federal government’s power to create money, upending the question that often stymies progressive policies: how will you pay for it? However, there are still limits to money creation that activists aiming to create a sustainable economy should consider.
With 10,000 uses, hemp is one of the most versatile plants to grow—and in many ways can be a catalyst for change for Native peoples.
But my feeling is that we do need to hear more declarative statements like “Sell the beach house now!” from science and modeling.
In order to overcome social and environmental injustices, we have no choice but to abandon the naturalized and structuralized notions that equate GDP growth with social progress and sincerely aim to conceive of alternatives.
In my talk, I encouraged the participants to think inside the box of Norrbotten for food production. What can actually be produced in a good way on their lands?
In sum, the energy transition right now is powered, in many places, by appalling destruction and poisoning in the extraction of raw materials. It does not have to be that way.
Without at least some bipartisan backing, the on-again/off-again climate policy cycle will continue. Absent collaboration today, the future transition to a low-carbon economy will be desperate rather than measured.
What is place? Recently, it has sparked for me a reflection on something I’ve been calling “place-fullness”.
The decade-long fracking boom in Appalachia has not led to significant job growth, and despite the region’s extraordinary levels of natural gas production, the industry’s promise of prosperity has “turned into almost nothing,” according to a new report.
Hundreds of thousands of farmers have been rallying against three new laws that have thrown open the agriculture sector to private players.
