The punctuated collapse of the Roman Empire
The idea of an impending collapse of our civilization is already bad enough in itself, but it has this little extra-twist that collapse may be given more speed by what I called the "Seneca Cliff,"
Society
São Paulo: the city and its protest
In June 2013, a series of large demonstrations throughout Brazil have shaken its main cities and political landscape.
Transport trends – headlines
•More Chinese cities likely to curb auto sales: industry group •A Tale of Renewed Cities [Report] •Driving time holds steady as population increases, report says •The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity [Report] •How CicLAvia Is Turning Los Angeles Into A City Of Pedestrians •Cities Cut Parking Mandates •Car Ownership May Be Down in the U.S., But It’s Soaring Globally
How Unchecked Capitalism Has Brought the World to the Brink of Apocalypse — and What We Must Do Now
We have both a moral obligation and practical reasons to work for justice and sustainability.
Asking the Hard Questions
I’d like to suggest that from now on, any claim about the future needs to be confronted up front by the two hard questions…
Down on the Corner
You may get a glimpse of our future strolling the tree-lined streets of South Bend, Indiana, between the University of Notre Dame campus and downtown.
Charter of the Deep Future: Enough, For Everyone, Forever
During the Great Disruption our community faced some very hard questions about how we were to live.
Adaptation Or Mitigation? Lessons From Abolition In The Battle Over Climate Policy
What’s the best way to address the risks of climate change? Mitigation or Adaptation?
Quebec oil train explosion – headlines
•40 still missing in deadly Canada oil train crash •Quebec Disaster Spurs Rail-Versus-Pipelines Debate on Oil •Canadian train explosion rekindles oil pipeline versus train debate •Oil shipments by rail have increased 28,000 per cent since 2009 •Deadly Quebec Oil Train Disaster and Athabasca River Spill On Same Day as Tar Sands Healing Walk
Breakfast in Detroit
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “Detroit?”
Liberate Education: How to Start a Free School
This how-to guide was written for Shareable by organizers (especially Aaron Rosenblum) from EXCOtc, a collective of Experimental Colleges in the Twin Cities of Minnesota that shares visions of a better world, offering free and open classes, and building a community around education for social change.
Egypt’s new age of unrest is a taste of things to come
Although Adli Mansour, the new interim leader sworn in today by the army, promises to pave the way for new democratic elections, the fundamental drivers of Egyptian rage remain overlooked.
