Jeremy Lent is an author whose writings investigate the patterns of thought that have led our civilization to its current existential crisis. His recent book, The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural
David evolved from a self-described “conservative young Republican” who traveled the world hoping to “save” other cultures from communism, to a collaborative thought leader who calls out the outsized influence of corporations and passionately advocates for global societies to move toward an ecological civilization.
“As I later listened to Gorman talk about all she’s overcome, I thought about the power of mastering language, especially those languages that stubbornly push us to their margins.”
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.
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.
“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.
Percentage of interactions with trans-related Facebook content by right-leaning sources that push anti-trans narratives, such as exaggerating the rate of de-transition: 65.7% 1 Number of Twitter “likes” on J.K. Rowling’s
These creators are reclaiming their pasts and futures through transformative art.
The key is to make it feel like a daily gift.
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.
Rekindle the deep memory of where we come from.
These Afro-Indigenous practices challenge ideas of human supremacy.
Expand the commons to include everything we need.
Sometime in the future of the After Times, a group of neighbors relearn how to grow food in community—and feel joy amid uncertainty.
The Rights of Nature movement offers a solution.
“Doughnut economics” invites nature
and social well-being into urban planning.
A society based on natural ecology might seem like a far-off utopia—yet communities everywhere are already creating it.
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.
Residents face the threat of disasters, construction noise, and loss of control over their land.
As attacks on Asian communities rise, so must understanding and solidarity between Asian and Black communities to challenge the real enemy, White supremacy.
An Indigenous writer describes how ritual is the entryway to connection and wholeness.
This trope will persist as long as anti-Blackness persists.
The author and activist talks to YES! about how to take care of ourselves and our communities, and what that means for movement sustainability.
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