Standing Rock: Cautiously Optimistic as International Solidarity Builds
This morning, the water flows a little easier in the Cannonball River.
Act: Inspiration
Go with your Gut
The part played by our gastrointestinal microbiome – the rich world of bacteria and fungi that populates it – in the body’s chemical signalling and communication system is becoming ever more evident.
The Real Standing Rock Victory Is This: “Inevitable” Is Not What It Used to Be
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has defied history.
Decolonisation in Europe: Sámi Musician Sofia Jannok Points to Life beyond Colonialism
I was able to interview Sofia Jannok to explore the connection between her music, the decolonisation of Sámi Indigenous land and of Europe, and the necessity of Indigenous rights and Indigenous peoples’ perspectives for all of humanity.
The Great Deceleration
The ‘Great Acceleration’ of economic activity in the past 60 years has led to a series of interlocking crises. Here’s why a Great Deceleration is necessary for us “to live again with affection and beauty on this earth.”
New Zine Highlights the Solidarity Economy in St. Louis
It’s hard to convey what the sharing movement is about without describing how it looks in practice.
Where Citizens Can Run for Office Without Big Money—and Win
State representative Joyce McCreight never thought she would run for office.
Patterns of Commoning: Can Commoners Become Self-Aware of Their Collective Potential?
As the idea of patterns of commoning suggests, commons are not objects, but actions.
What Would it Take to Mainstream “Alternative Agriculture”
The industrialized food system, studies have shown, is linked to greenhouse gas emissions, algal blooms, pesticide pollution, soil erosion and biodiversity loss, to name a few ecological troubles.
Moving Slowly and Deliberately at Standing Rock: A Report on Life in the Camp
I am moving slowly and deliberately and thinking about the world we need to build together, on a much larger scale.
The Beginning is Near: The Deep North, Evictions and Pipeline Deadlines
Standing Rock is an unpredicted history lesson for all of us.
Getting to Yay!
I promised to do a few newsletters on helpful points about how to be more competent, especially on food and city issues. So here goes.
