Back-up currencies: the solution to our euro woes?
One currency seems not to be able to serve every human need alone.
Act: Inspiration
Comparing Public Space in Paris and New York
Every day, high-density global cities are home to millions of pedestrians in their streets. Paradoxically though, many streets and transportation policies have placed more space and importance on cars rather than people.
Where should the investors divest?
The stunning success of the fossil fuel divestment movement has caught many of us off-guard.
Stand up and be counted! Join the Community Resilience Challenge!
If you’re anything like me, your laundry list of things to do gets a little crazy about this time of year.
Reconomy: Where Cash takes a Back Seat
We used to live in a world where money was the thing that enabled things to happen. But with dollars becoming more and more scarce, success will only come if we develop a myriad of alternative economies to empower our work.
“You have to join health and sustainability”
Health is an outcome really, and everything that the Transition movement is doing is good for health because it’s about clean water, clean air, good food, safety, security, connection with nature and towns that are liveable.
Ethical Money and The Great Separation
In a self-serving attempt to be recognised as a science, orthodox economics treats human input to its economic models as soulless homogeneous stereotyped behaviours and values.
Resilience in the face of genocide
The Secret War on Laos remains one of the most shameful episodes of the 20th century.
Food, energy, finance: A solutions movement takes root in northern California
Something is stirring in northern California and it feels a lot like the future…
Reflections from the SHARE Conference
SHARE, which took place in San Francisco was dedicated to exploring the sharing economy, and highlighted both the innovation and challenges within this field.
When Philanthropists Give Directly, Are Climate Dividends Next?
Can we help the poorest people in the world by just giving them money?
CommonsFest in Greece: A Movement Expands
For a country suffering from economic devastation and political upheaval, Greece is not accustomed to bursts of optimism.
