Money for Everybody
The Netherlands will kick off the year 2017 by launching an experiment with an unconditional basic income starting in January – the culmination, for now, of a charismatic social scientists’ decades of activism.
Society
Is America Ready for a Municipalist Movement?
The mass protests across the United States in response to Donald Trump’s presidential election victory constitute a palpable and growing potential for the formation and constructive utilization of various anti-fascist fronts and coalitions.
Standing Rock Braces For Eviction: Will You Keep Fighting With Us?
As people from around the country continue to converge in Standing Rock, and less than a week after police blasted water protectors with water cannons in freezing temperatures while gassing them in a confined space, the Army Corps of Engineers has lived up to a long-held tradition of the United States government — the displacement of Native peoples.
The Free Trade Fallacy
One of the major currents underlying 2016’s political turmoil in Europe and the United States, in fact, has been a sharp disagreement about the value of free trade.
From UN Climate Talks, Indigenous Activists Align with Standing Rock Protesters as Tensions Rise and Temperatures Fall
Days before police resorted to using water cannons in freezing temperatures against Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) protesters, the international indigenous community was already decrying the treatment of Native Americans and environmental activists camped in Cannon Ball, North Dakota.
Rebuilding Karachi, One Issue at a Time
A nascent group in Karachi rises to take control of their city; raising their voice through protest, community projects and action.
The Power of the Movements Facing Trump
But on its own, protest is never enough to create lasting social transformation.
Please Stop Thinking You’re Better Than Trump Supporters
Anything becomes possible with the collapse of dominant institutions.
Is President Trump the reincarnation of President Tyler?
Will internal tensions cause the Republican Party to go the way of Whigs? The road ahead for the Republican Party and Donald Trump does not look like a smooth one, and Trump’s unpredictable style is likely to keep the public and the pundits guessing every step of the way about what comes next.
Backing away from the hyperbole
No matter what your politics, there is one thing that’s bound to help your country in the years ahead. You could help rebuild the social institutions around you — churches, fraternal organizations, town halls, unions, markets, and webs of mutual obligation – that have so deeply deteriorated. They are what democracy used to be, before it became images on a screen.
Jay Forrester: the man who saw the future
If you’ve read "The Limits to Growth" or Isaac Asimov’s Foundation" series, you were probably influenced by Jay Forrester, one of the great minds of the 20th century, who died at 98 a few days ago.
Walking Picks Up Speed
As life grows ever more challenging, with concerns about health and the future nagging at us, one solution can be as simple as taking a walk.
