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A Little Cat in a Big War
In “The Little War Cat,” concepts of war and trauma are introduced to young children in a way that is age-appropriate and invites them to feel empathy.
The American Myths of Bigger and Better
Instead of insisting on superlatives amidst spiking inequalities and insurgent fascism, we should be striving toward policies that are socially responsible and work to establish decent baselines.
In a World on Fire, Is Nonviolence Still an Option?
“How To Blow Up a Pipeline” is not in fact a manual, but rather a treatise inviting the climate movement to widespread sabotage and property destruction, and it is surprisingly compelling.
The Page That Counts – Ecological Civilization
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Re-Visionary Artists
These creators are reclaiming their pasts and futures through transformative art.
How to Bring Nature Into Your Daily Life
The key is to make it feel like a daily gift.
Get Past The Sting For a Cup of Tea
A cup of Nettle tea can help fortify blood, build bones, increase energy levels, improve circulation, and decrease inflammation and oxidative stress in the body.
How To Awaken Our Ecological Psyche
Rekindle the deep memory of where we come from.
The Gift of Ecological Humility
These Afro-Indigenous practices challenge ideas of human supremacy.
Reclaiming Our Common Home
Expand the commons to include everything we need.
A Nearly True Story: The Tale of the Hamlet
Sometime in the future of the After Times, a group of neighbors relearn how to grow food in community—and feel joy amid uncertainty.
Living Ecologically Is Illegal
The Rights of Nature movement offers a solution.
Tribes Revive Traditional Hemp Economies
A post-petroleum transition plan.
Three Cities Switching To Life-Affirming Economies
“Doughnut economics” invites nature
and social well-being into urban planning.
What Does An Ecological Civilization Look Like?
A society based on natural ecology might seem like a far-off utopia—yet communities everywhere are already creating it.
Toward an Ecological Civilization
The path toward an ecological civilization moves us from an uncivilized society based on selfish wealth accumulation to one that is community-oriented and life-affirming.
A Reset for Unprecedented Times
Buen Vivir is both a philosophy and a lived practice that puts Earth at the center of “the Good Life.”
Workers Flex for Social Justice
Never underestimate the power of direct action.
Hurricane Relief Through Mutual Aid
Three groups using mutual aid as a tool for natural disaster response.
The Page That Counts – What the Rest of the World Knows
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Edible City
Moving away from grass lawns demands the extensive transformation of our relationship not only with our cities but also with nature.
Can We Live Up to James Baldwin’s Hope for a Multiracial Democracy?
To make these after times different from the ones Baldwin lived through, White people need to reimagine their Whiteness and their wokeness and how they perform both.
The 25% Tipping Point
New research reveals how to make social change.
Introduction: What the Rest of the World Knows
It was a bitter reality to witness residents in this country having to fend for themselves against the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions have lost their jobs and homes. Hundreds of thousands have lost their lives.
The pandemic has brought home some undeniable truths about the way our country is run, and specifically, how it stacks up against the rest of the world.
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