The consumer power myth
Therefore, a central task is to de-commodify food through multiple means, such as self-provisioning, co-producing, gifting and sharing or even just by having a stable relationship between producers and consumers.
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How the Rights of Nature Movement Is Reshaping Law and Culture
Legal change, cultural change, and shifts in worldviews all take time, but we must keep up the fight. By working together, we can ensure that all living things on this planet can continue to thrive and survive.
Reform or ruin
When we talk about societal collapse, we usually talk about the factors that led to the collapse of a given civilization. However, you could also turn this around and ask what factors allow civilizations to avoid societal collapse and major crises.
The Parent and the Pendulum
In this week’s Frankly, Nate explores the themes of attention, awareness, and the psychological impacts of modern life.
From Inner Change to Systemic Change
A commons is a bounded community of shared purpose that stewards its collective wealth with self-devised rules of care, fairness, and mutual benefit. The history of humanity over millennia shows that this is a default social form.
Why building inspiring alternatives is necessary to counter authoritarianism
Not every system can be fixed. But every broken system is an opportunity to build something better. Because once you build it yourself — you never have to ask permission again.
Introducing Shareable’s new toolkit: “Mutual Aid 101: Solidarity, Survival, and Resistance”
After Donald Trump’s re-election in late 2024, Shareable staff saw the pressing need to build skills and pathways for those newly engaged in the shared struggles to come.
A new study finds that microplastics are increasingly present in human brains
A new study has found a dramatic increase in levels of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) in human brains in recent years.
Darn it, that’s just not true
As most of you know we’re reviving that SunDay on Sept 21—the fall equinox—with a nationwide celebration of renewable energy, part of the protest against the lies and inaction of this administration.
Study Reveals Up to 11 Million Tons of Plastic Polluting Ocean Floors
The amount of plastic waste littering the Earth’s ocean floors could be up to 100 times the quantity floating on the surface, according to a study published this week.
Radical abundance through degrowth – a vision for a communal economy
Saito makes a compelling case this is exactly the kind of economy we need, one which will slow it down so we can deal with our multifaceted crises. In other words, to leave a world with which our children can cope. But is it the kind of economy we can have? How do we get from there to here?
Can Democratic Attorneys General Save the Environment from Trump 2.0? (Part 1)
When the dust of history finally settles on the Trump administration, it will be shown as one of the most litigated administrations in US history. Among the leaders of that litigation will be state attorneys general.
