Longing to belong: The power of a place called home
A thriving village is a collective creation. People, place, participation, creativity, and inclusion are the ingredients.
Vicki Robin
At the mouth of the Red Sea, the chokepoint where global crises converge
Historically, the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait have been a strategic region for trade and political dominance; today, we are still shaped by their influence as we remain fragilely interconnected.
What else is there to write about in the age of Donald Trump’s Washington?
Honestly, in this strange world of ours, what is there to write about except, of course, Donald Trump?
Restoring nature is our only climate solution
Most activities driving climate change rely on technology, so we naturally turn to new technologies for solutions. But what if more technology worsens the problem? This article explains why trees, soil, and biodiversity may be our true lifelines.
Humans have pushed bird populations toward extinction. Peregrine recovery efforts offer valuable conservation lessons
From DDT and pesticide exposure to collapsing insect populations and habitat disruption, birds are warning us about the growing environmental pressures reshaping ecosystems worldwide.
‘Watch with both eyes open’: Nate Hagens on the beauty and the horror of our moment
Nate reflects on a week spent with friends and peers who share his understanding of the world’s converging crises and what it revealed about the deeply human need to be fully seen.
Growth mania is fueling dangerous advances in AI – and its existential risks
AI risk represents the apex of growth mania, where a few tech elites gamble with humanity’s future.
‘Goliath’s Curse’: Author Luke Kemp charts the rise and collapse of societies ruled by elites, but offers no way forward – book review
Kemp’s views on the emergence and nature of the state are debatable, but his insistence on the historical significance of the emergence of Goliaths is not.
Indigenous women already have the climate solutions
Three emerging feminist leaders have a vision for real climate action — and it starts with centering the voices of youth, women and Indigenous people.
‘It is possible to find academic spaces where radical ideas can be created’: A defence of academia at the end of the world
As authoritarianism, military tensions, and temperatures rise, it is easy to look at the end of the world as we know it and ask what the point of academia is.
Forest Service “restructuring” is bad news for public lands
The Trump administration’s “restructuring” plans for the Forest Service will torpedo federal capacity to manage national forests, close regional offices, and shutter more than half of its research labs.
‘Studies in Happiness’: What Japan can teach us about thriving beyond economic growth
While degrowth in Europe is often framed as a deliberate choice, Japan’s version is distinctive – and instructive. Japan offers a rare set of living experiments in how communities can actually function, and even thrive, without growth as the organizing goal.
