On the life of Wendell Berry
In an age of brutal philosophies, shrieking media, cold arts, lying politicians, and devouring institutions, Wendell Berry was a hero of an entirely human way of being.
Society
Preserving labor history in the present, for the future
Labor activists take steps to preserve the documents and strategies they use today, so future organizers will have a practical guide.
Unions have been down before, history shows how they can come back
Two ways we can honor unions at this time of trial are to ask others to join union picket lines and to learn from their innovations and successes for whatever campaigns we are committed to today.
Remembering Wendell Berry: Poet, visionary, correspondent, namer, and friend
Wendell supported the writers, scholars, farmers, and activists who shared his interest in the fate of good farms, strong communities, and healthy ecosystems, helping us become more than we ever could have without his wisdom and support.
Nobody ever said changing the world would be easy: Resources for making positive change
Drawing on the insights of more than 1,000 groups worldwide, here is a compilation of stories, guides, webinars and an ongoing discussion course to help communities drive long-term change.
Human Nature Odyssey, Episode 26. Can Games Save The World From Bureaucracy? With C. Thi Nguyen
How did humans go from living in small-scale communities where everyone knew each other to building a massive civilization filled with billions of strangers? Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen, author of “The Score,” joins the odyssey to explore the strange relationship between games and large-scale society.
In Memoriam: Wendell Berry, agrarian, writer, and voice of conscience
In a world of AI and data centers and phones in our pockets that demand continual attention, Berry’s voice remains as important as ever.
Trump’s AI obsession will add immeasurably to extreme heat
Whatever else AI may do, its data centers will consume vast amounts of energy and keep driving fossil-fuel emissions for years to come, lending us humans a distinct helping hand in overheating this planet
‘It is possible to find academic spaces where radical ideas can be created’: A defence of academia at the end of the world
As authoritarianism, military tensions, and temperatures rise, it is easy to look at the end of the world as we know it and ask what the point of academia is.
Human Nature Odyssey, Episode 25. The Forest and the Forager
In this immersive episode, join Alex on a walk through an ancient forest as you explore what it means to live life as a forager. It’s a journey through the garden of eden grocery story, a wrestling with the gods, and a coming home to feast and famine.
Interview with filmmaker Josh Fox: Meeting mass migration with ‘Welcome Tables’ (not walls)
For the 100th episode of The Response Podcast, host Tom Llewellyn interviewed Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Josh Fox about the climate crisis, human migration, and welcoming people with compassion.
Crazy Town: Episode 131. Finding Crazy Town Part 3: Unlimited Limits to Growth
Can our economy keep growing forever on a finite planet?
