Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
The problem of sustainability is simple enough to state. It requires that the fertility cycle of birth, growth, maturity, death, and decay—what Albert Howard called “the Wheel of Life”—must turn continuously in place, so that the law of return is kept and nothing is wasted. For this to happen in the stewardship of humans, there … Read more
My name is Nakiguli Margaret, and my story is now filled with hope.
Every day, the news seems only to get worse.
CommonsPolis— a civil society initiative to create dialogue between progressive municipalist movements and city governments, and European citizens — held an encounter described as “a common space for exchange; cities in transition and citizen struggles” in Paris on November 24, 2016…
This webinar serves as a hopeful antidote to the paralysis felt by many following the election of Donald Trump as the 45th US President.
In Valais, Switzerland, a network of “artificial canals” was rediscovered in the 1980s.
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One number stands above all others as the best indicator of good health. It’s not your blood pressure, cholesterol level, average daily calories or even the age at which your grandparents die. It’s your zip code. This fact has sent shockwaves across the county. The chief aspiration of American democracy is that everyone deserves an … Read more
Regardless of how you feel about the 2016 U.S. election results, one thing is clear: public spaces are doing their job.
Do we, as humankind, understand how dire our situation is, and how radical our responses must be?
In our own experience of movements for change from the 1970s onwards we’ve been struck by the way in which a failure to contain despair can lead to unrealistic hopes, built on a denial of and a flight from some difficult truths.
Why is there a big gap between Americans’ stated interest in global warming and our discourse about it?
