The Democratized Economy: How to Build a Successful Urban Center
The most important aspect of any urban center is that it be a walkable place with an interconnected system of streets.
Act: Inspiration
School Days in 2040: Lakshmi’s Day at Bunker Hill High
In this third story from the blog series School Days in 2040, Erik Assadourian explores a high school in India specializing in training future social entrepreneurs, farmers, and even midwives.
A Big Bang for Big Soil
Where does soil come from? In keeping with the big-picture perspective of this series, let’s tackle that question from the god’s-eye perspective. We can zero in on the finer points later.
A critique of “No Local,” the book arguing that localism can’t save the planet
A serious fault in Localism is the assumption that if we just go on building one good new thing here and another there, then someday it will add up to be the good new society. But the standard socialist approach to transition can’t do the job either.
The Flimsy Ladder to Solid Ground – Part Two
We’ve explored, in part one of this article, how fossil fuels had (in a sense) suspended history…Here’s another thing – the pursuit of mass consumption has suspended the pursuit of mass happiness.
Allotment Holders Cultivate Public Space
Why would the Slovenian Public Radio, the Botanical Garden at the University of Ljubljana and a number of volunteers all express interest in an area along a railway line?
US Needs White House Climate Change Council to Protect Lives and Economy
With the Zika virus spreading in Florida, it’s timely to consider how we will prepare for our increasing real-time manifestations of climate change.
A Neo-Peasant Farm in Wessex
Without further ado, I’m going to describe the layout of an ‘average’ 10 hectare holding in the Peasant’s Republic of Wessex, circa 2039, as introduced in various preceding posts.
Making the Regenerative City
The regenerative city applies ecological principles to urban redevelopment to make the city environmentally viable. It should make the city socially viable as well.
Sebastian Junger’s Meditation on Tribes
Why is it that American combat veterans experience the highest rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the world, while soldiers from other countries have far lower levels? Amazingly, warriors of the past, such as Native Americans, rarely experienced PTSD-like symptoms.
Standing Rock Sioux Chairman: Dakota Access Pipeline “Is Threatening the Lives of My Tribe”
In North Dakota, indigenous activists are continuing to protest the proposed $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, which they say would threaten to contaminate the Missouri River.
Food Sovereignty in Rebellion: Decolonization, Autonomy, Gender Equity, and the Zapatista Solution
One of the biggest threats to food security the world currently faces is neoliberalism.
