Hope in a time of democratic decline
Two major reports released this year tell a grim story: Global freedom continues to decline and the US has lost its longstanding classification a liberal democracy. But hope lies in the data.
Society
Earthy Governance: How to learn about democracy from Indigenous Peoples
The nation-state model sustains itself on the logic that nature – and colonized peoples – are things to be conquered, assimilated, dominated, and exploited. It’s time for an Earth-centered form of governance.
Displaced on the Island of Java: A village sinking into the sea – documentary review
Water, that vital element, is an invasive presence in the documentary Displaced on the Island of Java: A Village Sinking into the Sea.
If the AI executives are driving drunk, we should nail them for it
Remember, these industry leaders are doing what they do for money—and lots of it. They are choosing to endanger the property and lives of others for personal profit. If they mess up, they should be forced to pay a very high price.
Who will govern humanity’s new AI cognitive infrastructure?
Unlike previous technological revolutions, AI has the potential to reshape economies, education, science, healthcare, communication, and political decision-making.
Allowing space for nature: Rewilding to heal the earth
Although rewilding is often thought of as keeping humans “away”, people must be integrated into much of the rewilding process, living alongside and allowing space for wildness.
How can you make your community thrive?
There’s a crucial difference between places where people thrive and a thriving community. That distinction is the critical ingredient that enables some communities to flourish while others do not.
What else is there to write about in the age of Donald Trump’s Washington?
Honestly, in this strange world of ours, what is there to write about except, of course, Donald Trump?
Remembering Richard Heinberg: Turning his advice for young people into an inspiring coloring book
Shortly after Richard passed, I started to draw a 32-page, all-ages coloring book that turns his advice into a practical journey.
Crazy Town: Episode 133. Finding Crazy Town Part 5: Adapting to the Adaptive Cycle
What if collapse isn’t the end of the story but part of a larger cycle?
What makes a community thrive? Look to the matriarchs at its heart
What helps communities thrive? Could one key be respected, benevolent women who lead without dominating?
‘Watch with both eyes open’: Nate Hagens on the beauty and the horror of our moment
Nate reflects on a week spent with friends and peers who share his understanding of the world’s converging crises and what it revealed about the deeply human need to be fully seen.
