Catching Heat from Big Brother: Education and Climate in MAGAland
These “culture war” laws don’t directly address climate. But unless they are struck down, they could permanently limit society’s ability to deal with the climate emergency.
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Why are so many Californians homeless?
12% of Americans live in California – but 30% of homeless Americans, and 50% of unsheltered Americans, call California “home.”
The Response: Land Back with David Cobb
The idea of Land Back — a growing movement to return occupied land to the Indigenous people that it rightfully belongs to, often exists as a metaphor for us.
Learning From History, If We Dare
The role and success of governance and institutions in facing and meeting the challenges of the past unlock a treasure trove of information that just may guide us toward better futures.
What is good activism?
I had a letter from a young reader last week, asking what I thought about concrete steps that we might be taking in place of what passes for activism in our present culture.
Some thoughts on governance of the local variety
So let’s make Vermont everywhere. And Brooklyn. And Albuquerque. Let’s occupy our own lives wherever we are. And maybe, when we stop supporting the overburden, we can all work out how to build that hearth.
How the U.S. moved from continental to global empire
When confronted with a choice between building a society based on communitarian values or expanding to dodge the difficulties that would have entailed, the U.S. consistently chose imperial expansion.
TaIkin’ Bout a Revolution
Before we can spark a revolution we’re going to have to have a conversation about revolution, the dangerous, explosive word! And ours explodes with flowers and hugs!
Elites, political disintegration, and ‘cliodynamics’
In his recent book End Times, Peter Turchin tries to lay out his story about social, political, and economic change for a popular audience.
Autonomous chaos: Self-driving vehicles block emergency services
Autonomous vehicles are touted as safer than vehicles driven by humans. Turns out there are some dangerous glitches.
Archaeology Is Flipping the Script on What We Know About Ancient Mesoamerica
Recent archaeology emerging from ancient Mesoamerica is flipping the script of public understanding about the people and institutions that inhabited this world: the evidence tells us that cooperative and pluralistic government was at least as common as and more resilient than despotic states.
Building Thriving Communities: Making a Shift toward Relational and Restorative Care
For almost 50 years, Beth Mount has worked towards the ideal that every person with a disability can be a valued member of community life, promoting the positive futures and potentials of people with disabilities throughout the world who are together working to create more inclusive communities.
