Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
James Quilligan Sooner or later, sovereign nations must confer technological and political power to planetary institutions beyond their political borders, while devolving economic power to the bioregional and local communities within their state boundaries
As glaciers melt upstream, Pamiri farmers are engaged in regenerative agriculture and saving seeds, while strengthening their culture and biodiversity.
The colonizing rules, which seemed to work so well for a while, at least for some, have propelled us into the evolutionary cul-de-sac called modernity.
How do we get from the current system to the desired one? How do we influence people to change their way of life so they engage again with practical activities linked with their own needs? How do we not target just privileged people but also people from popular classes?
These interactive books and events encourage fresh perspectives on long-standing social systems.
Since their inception, The Trans and Queer Fund and UmaUma Buy Nothing group, both based in Kenya, and an untitled queer collective in Uganda have organised themselves to be independent from foreign donors, which they say do not understand the realities of the communities they serve.
Today, Nate is joined by national and homeland security authority Dan O’Connor to discuss what he sees as the most pressing risks for the stability and resilience of the United States.
Most of the United States’ major climate regulations are underpinned by one important document: It’s called the endangerment finding, and it concludes that greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to human health and welfare.
By implementing robust local policies, capitalizing on their constitutional rights, and fostering multi-state cooperation, U.S. states can establish substantial barriers against federal actions that threaten their environmental priorities.
In the end, building a commons economy is the only way to deliver systems change. The way it turns into an economy is when people have bought rent vouchers, flax vouchers, kWh vouchers etc, that they begin to be able to exchange for other things, and not need pounds. If people need fewer pounds, they don’t have to work so much.
But a declaration of an emergency does not allow a president to waive or ignore all other legal requirements. The declaration must specify the law or laws whose emergency provisions are being activated.
That good, early part of the novel, it must be said, has many virtues beyond its weighty themes. Among its other strengths are excellent world-building, evocative descriptions of alien landscapes and ecologies, and Foster’s characteristic dry, droll wit and commitment to verisimilitude.
