Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Vermonter Susan Clark has co-authored the new book, Slow Democracy: Rediscovering Community, Bringing Decision Making Back Home.
Eric Becker is Chief Investment Officer at Clean Yield Asset Management in Norwich, on how to invest your money in local businesses, and how local businesses can attract local investment.
VBSR’s Scott Buckingham previewed next week’s VBSR conference.
Carl Etnier hosted.
On Sunday, July 19, we lost our kind, brilliant friend and colleague, Richard Heinberg.
July 23, 2026
Nate scales his exploration of civilizational futures down to the future of a single human life and analyzes how the same patterns that shape economies, power, geopolitics, and Earth systems turn inward.
July 20, 2026
What happens when the global economy depends on fish traveling 10,000 miles, oil flowing through a single strait, and enough cheap fossil fuel energy to build civilizations that previous generations couldn’t even imagine?
July 15, 2026
