Let’s win back Barcelona!
When the indignados occupied the public squares of Spain on May 15, 2011, demanding ‘real democracy’, they changed the terms of public debate.
Society
Unveiling the 2014 Transition Christmas TV Advert
I have sometimes been asked "if you had a prime time TV advertising slot to promote Transition, what would you put on it?"
Geegaw Nation
Maybe the true act of love for our planet, our home, is to repaint, tidy the garden, repair the torn pants, patch the jacket, sweep the sidewalk, bake some bread and give it to the neighbors. Maybe less can still be more. Maybe less is still abundance.
The Psychological Dimension to Sustainability
As the 21st century unfolds it is increasingly clear that we are entering more deeply into times of travail.
Resilience Roundup – Nov 28
A roundup of the news, views and ideas from the main stream press and the blogosphere.
Ten Reasons Why I’m Grateful This Thanksgiving
Ten things that farmer Brian Miller is grateful for this Thanksgiving.
Dark Age America: The Suicide of Science
Every human society likes to think that its core cultural and intellectual projects, whatever those happen to be, are the be-all and end-all of human existence.
RevolucĂon
"Marx said the opium of the masses was religion. For the USA, it’s Netflix and Wal-Mart."
Ferguson Rorschach
The violence, police-state rules, military occupation, censorship – it could absolutely happen in your neighbourhood next time, and most news reports didn’t appreciate that.
Atamai Village: An Experiment in Resilient Community
Post Carbon Institute’s Associate Director Ken White recently visited Atamai Village, an evolving resilient community outside of Motueka, near the top of NZ’s South Island.
Review: The Alien Effect by Cary Neeper
There’s a lot in Cary Neeper’s Archives of Varok novels. They are by turns wondrous, wise, witty, tense and gripping—all in service of a heartfelt environmental polemic.
Nuclear war: A forgotten threat to human sustainability
The possibility of a new Cold War between Russia and the United States and its NATO allies brings with it the spectre of nuclear war.
