A New Movement for Health and Happiness
Researchers have discovered a “wonder drug” for many of today’s most common medical problems, says Dr. Bob Sallis, a family practitioner at a Kaiser Permanente clinic in Fontana, California.
Society
Transform While There’s Still Time
In her book titles Carolyn Baker features such scary words as "demise," "chaos" and "collapsing," but her goal is mainly soul building.
How Utah Decided to Embrace “Quality Growth”
If you’ve ever wondered how a deep-red state like Utah has managed to build some of the most ambitious transit expansions in the country, the short answer is: Envision Utah.
Ephemeralization and Freedom
Last weeks C-Realm podcast features an interview with Kevin Carson, following up on themes of ephemeralization and freedom which Carson has recently written on.
The Commons and Co-operative Commonwealth
Land is part of the global commons like water, air, language, knowledge and culture.
Improving Democracy Through Deliberation
The difficulties that relate to modern democracy probably start with the use of that term.
At the Closing of an Age
Last week’s post here on The Archdruid Report suggested that the normal aftermath of an age of reason is a return to religion—in Spengler’s terms, a Second Religiosity—as the only effective bulwark against the nihilistic spiral set in motion by the barbarism of reflection.
Sustainability Sucks
Framing a project or a business as "sustainable" no longer serves us. The dominant use of the word has ceased to mean what some of us orginally intended and, in fact, the term has been co-opted and watered down in many cases. Labelling something "sustainable" may even alienate potential allies, or at least people with whom you might want to get along. What do we really mean? What do we really want? Let’s find the new language set that can help us get there.
Cooperatives: A Historical and Cross Cultural Perspective
The cooperative movements represent large, diverse alternatives to the dominant private-ownership model and the cooperative ideal has resurfaced many times during the history of modern industrial development.
The Hunger Games Are Real: Teenage Fans Remind the World What Katniss Is Really Fighting For
This week, millions of Americans will gather in theaters to see The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. While for many the film is little more than big-budget Hollywood pop fare, for others the story will dramatically shape the way they see the world’s economic situation.
5 Dos and 5 Don’ts for a real Thanksgiving
With the world’s climate frying from greenhouse gas emissions and the economy teetering from runaway greed, Thanksgiving can seem like another trumped-up mainstream holiday to distract Americans from real problems.
To be Fueled by Love
To be glad in the face of the world’s rending sometimes seems impossible.
