Remembering Richard Heinberg: ‘One of my core mentors is gone’
Richard’s clarity and kindness went right into my heart. My activist was ignited again, not to stop the system but to help my community and others adapt. With kindness.
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In Memoriam: Recollections of Richard Heinberg
Richard Heinberg was a great sentinel, but he was never shrill. He had the intellectual and moral courage, underlain by common sense, to take radical stances. Anything but a technocrat, he always championed mutual aid and relocalization, never abandoning humanity. His death is a terrible loss.
Why we shouldn’t ignore the trillionaire death cult
The phenomenon of extreme wealth and its worship is a symptom of endemic violence.
What belongs in an ecofeminist world?
What would an ecofeminist world include, and what would it leave behind? A classroom exercise explores the values and challenges of imagining systemic change.
The Economics of Kindness: Guy Dauncey shares why we need to design economy as if life matters
In a talk on “community wealth” at the Ecovillage Findhorn, Guy Dauncey shares how kinder, community-based economies can create lasting shared prosperity for people and nature.
The data center backlash that’s uniting America
The passage of New York’s statewide moratorium marks the speed at which the movement is growing — and winning — in both blue and red parts of the country.
How propaganda and false information are undermining humanitarian work – Part 2
If the post-truth era reflects a shift in people’s understanding of whom or what to trust, it should also reflect a shift in how we earn people’s trust. Only by building strong levels of trust can we encourage people to question their own beliefs and accept alternative viewpoints.
How socialists should govern: On using the capitalist state against itself
The election of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in NYC has brought the question of socialist governance to the fore. But what does “success” mean in the context of socialist governance from within the capitalist state?
Creating resilient futures: Navigating ecological and civilizational contraction
A grounded perspective is emerging that refuses both despair and denial. It accepts that we are entering an era of converging limits, yet insists the future is not fixed and asks how we can move through this transition with dignity, relationality and mutual respect.
Repeated storms are turning disaster recovery into a way of life, and leaving communities facing disaster fatigue
As storms intensify in our warming world, recovery no longer feels permanent in places at risk of disasters. Instead, it’s too often a temporary reprieve before the next disaster hits. Recognizing community disaster fatigue is an important step toward building resilient recovery systems.
How propaganda and false information are undermining humanitarian work
From vaccine hesitancy to conflict-zone rumors, false information is making it harder for humanitarian organizations to build trust, protect civilians, and save lives.
Why building inspiring alternatives is necessary to counter authoritarianism
Vulnerable communities face growing threats: the climate crisis is outpacing scientists’ worst predictions and authoritarianism is no longer a distant possibility. So what can we do? We build. We shift away from reform and instead direct our energy toward creating entirely new systems.
