The Cultural Preparation for Crisis
We will need more resourcefulness, capacity for divergent thinking, and self-initiative in future events related to climate change and economic slowdown.
Katarzyna Gajewska
Business-as-Usual Porn – or, We Need to Talk about Collapse
I think we need to talk openly and calmly about the possibility of societal or civilizational collapse arising from humanity’s present predicaments.
Cogs in the Climate Machine
Let’s start by some human and planetary timescales. I don’t know why we don’t learn them in grade school (I never learned them at all). But they matter. And let’s represent them visually, in a stark, plain way.
Making And Keeping Soils Fertile: The Case of the Island Poel
The fertility of the soil is one of the most vital, if not the most important factor in farming. The soil is the very basis of agriculture!
Beyond the Divides of Black-and-White Thinking: Love, Fear, and Revolution
Beyond the divides of black-and-white thinking, can humanity realize its one shared human heart, and rise up together in action on behalf of all life and the planet we all call home?
Green Economic Growth is an Article of ‘Faith’ Devoid of Scientific Evidence
For years, financial institutions and governments have been focused on the idea of ‘decoupling’ GDP growth from resource use. This has been driven by the recognition that to stay within the ‘safe limit’ of 2 degrees Celsius, we have to dramatically reduce our material consumption.
The Trump-ettes Have Blown: What It Means for President Biden’s Climate Strategy
Should Joe Biden win in November, he will be returning to reign over a federal government he may not recognize. A government that could be hard-pressed to put his climate policies and programs into operation. For that–he’ll have Donald Trump to thank.
Sherri Mitchell on Decolonizing the Mind
The recent surge in Black Lives Matter protests following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, along with growing evidence that COVID-19 is disproportionately hitting communities of color, have raised urgent questions about structural racism and white privilege in the U.S.
Resilience.org short break
The Resilience.org editorial team are taking a short break from 13-14 July. Regular posting will resume on Wednesday 15 July.
Tribes Nationwide Cheer DAPL Shutdown
Tribal leaders and constituents across Lakota Territory and elsewhere welcomed a hard-won court order on July 6 to shut off the oil flow in the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) within 30 days.
What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 8 Heather Cox Richardson
Heather Cox Richardson addresses the question of What Could Possibly Go Right? with a political focus in her conversation with host Vicki Robin.
What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 7 Tim DeChristopher
Activist Tim DeChristopher presents his views on our big question with themes of identity, capitalism and mortality.
