The global polycrisis reflects a civilizational crisis that calls for systemic alternatives
Exploring pathways for systems transformation amidst the global polycrisis is therefore essential for our shared future.
building resilient societies
Joslin Faith Kehdy: “Lebanon – Beyond Resilience”
On this episode, Nate is joined by Joslin Faith Kehdy, a changemaker and citizen of Lebanon. Joslin is an environmentalist currently living ‘The Great Simplification’ – she offers a valuable perspective on what ‘sustainable’ living really means and insights for what may come to the rest of the world.
Anti-colonialism and direct democracy
Whether in “developed” or “developing” countries, popular movements have always contained, to a different degree, a desire for direct democracy.
Escaping Modernism
Big History, however, seems to have chosen to reside in the ontological domain of modernism; as a result, it sees itself as detached from the very processes it purports to study.
A Blind Look at Collective Blindness
I think that managing our societal blindness will require us to accept the limitations of perspectives we once relied on, and to not be misled by simplistic hopes.
How do we know what is true?
So, how do we know what is true in today’s world? The answer is with great difficulty; and by being sceptical, tolerant, open-minded, vigilant, and determined.
Between a Yoga Mat and a Hard Place
While there are striking parallels between both countries, India appears to have ventured further down the road of far-right violence. Its experience could potentially offer Americans some valuable, if grim, lessons.
Seeing More Clearly
How have we tolerated the dissonance between our comfortable lifestyles and the deadly costs trailing along behind them?
Why Intergenerational Thinking Is Essential to Heal the Planet
As humankind grapples with climate change, communities around the world show what’s possible by planning hundreds of years ahead.
The Former Extinction Rebellion Campaigners Rallying A Climate Majority
Above all then, we seek to connect people with offers to participate and take action; channelling the undercurrent of citizen energy we believe is already forming tomorrow’s climate majority.
Resisting cannibal capitalism
Capitalism in essence is a cannibal, primed to guzzle its own conditions of possibility.
My speech at Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’
So let’s make our story one that nurtures and kindles a deep deep longing for the future, whether we have a time machine or not.