The unchecked rise of financial entities designed to conceal wealth and questionable activity has created a global, collaborative ecosystem. It is fueling corruption and crime while allowing those involved to escape accountability.
The ‘Blue Economy’ Myth: We Have to Stop Thinking the Ocean Can Be Run Like a Business
Protecting the Earth’s oceans is problematic when profit is the leading concern.
What Would a Real Renewable Energy Transition Look Like?
The seven steps that could help build a social movement and ensure a sustainable future.
The Growth of Malignant and Exclusionary Social Movements
The U.S. and many other societies are cycling into situations of toxic polarization today; discussion, let alone consensus, often appears impossible and the advantage goes to exclusionary social movements built on malignant rather than goodwill impulses.
The Decline of the U.S. Empire: Where Is It Taking Us All?
The evidence suggests that empires often react to periods of their own decline by over-extending their coping mechanisms.
The Aquadome Lives On
For two decades, a vibrant space for music, art, and community in Kirksville, Missouri, withstood physical and financial collapse. Now its former staff is keeping the venue’s spirit alive.
Capitalism, Mass Anger, and 2024 Elections
In the wake of his huge defeat on June 30, 2024, when 80 percent of voters rejected French “centrist” President Emmanuel Macron, he said he understood the French people’s anger. In the UK, Conservative loser Rishi Sunak said the same about the British people’s anger, as Labor leader Starmer now says as the anger explodes.
Community in Motion
Bike co-ops uphold a tradition of self-empowerment through cycling.
How Powerful Are the Remaining Royals?
Most royal families continue to face a decline in relevance, yet their ongoing efforts to adapt means they cannot be discounted entirely.
Time Is the New Money
Time banking is easing financial strain and promoting societal health.