Review of ‘Power Station’
I will say, without any sense of exaggeration or hyperbole, that this is one of the most important films ever made. Everyone needs to see it.
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We can tell a different story about Hurricane Katrina and who we are in disasters
When we are generous, we give ourselves the gift of our most generous selves; when we are compassionate, we give ourselves the gift of our most compassionate selves; when we are brave, we give ourselves the gift of our most courageous selves
What I Learned This Week: Gold Holdings, Political Divides, and the DOE Climate Report
In this week’s Frankly, in a continuation of his ‘What I Learned This Week’ series, Nate updates viewers on things he learned in the past week, and the implications for our sociocultural trajectory. This edition focuses on recent financial and political headlines – global gold holdings, shifting geopolitical energy deals, and new U.S. Department of Energy reports – and explains their relevance to our biophysical reality and broader geopolitical landscape.
When We Restore Forests, We Also Preserve Bird Habitats
Lands vital for climate resilience and the forestry industry are also critical habitats for declining bird species, offering a rare opportunity to align conservation with ecosystem services and secure a resilient future for both birds and people.
The myth of managing the biosphere
A recent piece in New Scientist has reminded me that it is a myth that humans, if they are wise and clever enough, can learn to “manage” the biosphere.
The Worst Inventions of Mankind
Writing is not inherently bad. No tool is. But writing was created solely to dismantle the broadly egalitarian societies that were and are the norm for humanity, so that there could be hierarchy, so that elite men could exist and then claim all the benefits of living.
De-Commodifying the Soil: Breaking the Speculation Cycle by Holding Land in Common
The gratitude I feel for the Earth and its endless wonders of regeneration returns to me and extends to people who are using whatever means they have to engage with the preservation of farmland and wild habitat, even in the face of the all-consuming, capitalist machine.
Allowing Space for Nature: Rewilding to Heal the Earth
Thus, although rewilding is often thought of as keeping humans “away”, in fact, people must be integrated into much of the rewilding process, living alongside and allowing space for “wildness”.
The Wider Benefits of Choosing Life Off the Grid
Going off the grid isn’t just about solar power and gardens—it’s about slowing down, prioritizing what matters, and creating a life rooted in self-reliance and personal freedom.
Charter Cities Attempting to Create a New Atlantis
From deregulated economic zones to experiments in private governance, charter city projects aim to reshape how we live. Their rise compounds concerns over sovereignty and the ideological and financial interests driving them.
Re-Sowing the Seeds of Connection in Switzerland, Part II – Healthy Interdependencies, Led By Farmers
How can the necessary relocalisation of food systems be reconciled with a need for exchange based on mutual aid, complementarity, and reciprocity? Can local biodiversity (and its products) support territorially grounded agricultural economies while also nurturing the emergence of spaces for innovation and cooperation across diverse realities?
How Rural Post Offices Sustain Community
The remaining rural postal network serves as a living map of relationships, historical narratives and landscapes across the Midwest. Rural communities rely on the post office for more than just mail: it is a critical space for community news—both by word of mouth in the conversational space of the counter—and through bulletin boards.
