Resilience

14/10/2025

In Whom Do We Trust?
Rebuilding trust in the federal government will come neither easily nor quickly. Until it’s restored, America’s constitutional democracy will remain at risk.
-by Joel Stronberg

Rebuilding trust in the federal government will come neither easily nor quickly. Until it’s restored, America’s constitutional democracy will remain at risk.

14/10/2025

My constituents are … leaving town
But while we’re all yelling at each other about how our favoured politics are the best, the more important political story might lie with constituents, including the urban poor, who are quietly innovating their own welfare, perhaps by leaving town.
-by Chris Smaje

But while we’re all yelling at each other about how our favoured politics are the best, the more important political story might lie with constituents, including the urban poor, who are quietly innovating their own welfare, perhaps by leaving town.

14/10/2025

When We Win: Stories From the Frontlines of Ecological Resistance
As I stood there with Van Zile and looked at the land, I did not hear the sound of a big truck rumbling nearby or a tree falling. I took a big breath, because sometimes we win. Remember that the dams are gone. Remember that.
-by Winona LaDuke

As I stood there with Van Zile and looked at the land, I did not hear the sound of a big truck rumbling nearby or a tree falling. I took a big breath, because sometimes we win. Remember that the dams are gone. Remember that.

08/10/2025

Struggling with how to navigate through the Great Unraveling?

You're not alone. Thankfully, we have imaginative leaders to help guide us through it.

Join us on Thursday, November 13, for an honest and realistic conversation with Jacqui Patterson and Rob Hopkins about how we can align our dreams for the future with real-world action today.

Register: https://lnk.to/beyondthebrinkFR

08/10/2025

Were You Happy?
“Were you happy?” Yes, we were until you came along. We had it worked out and were living comfortably. Now the question comes a bit too late. What we had before is gone, and we can’t simply return to it. The damage is done.
-by Tom Murphy

“Were you happy?” Yes, we were until you came along. We had it worked out and were living comfortably. Now the question comes a bit too late. What we had before is gone, and we can’t simply return to it. The damage is done.

08/10/2025

Crazy Town: Episode 111. Burned by Billionaires, with Chuck Collins
Chuck Collins returns to Crazy Town to offer insights from his new book, Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet.
-by Asher Miller

Chuck Collins returns to Crazy Town to offer insights from his new book, Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet.

07/10/2025

Green Capitalism in the Americas: False Solutions, Real Threats
In this special issue of the NACLA Report, we critically examine the rise of green capitalism in the region in the lead-up to COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November.
-by Sabrina Fernandes

In this special issue of the NACLA Report, we critically examine the rise of green capitalism in the region in the lead-up to COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November.

05/10/2025

AI vs humans: The ‘singularity’ keeps getting postponed
AI boosters keep postponing the advent of artificial general intelligence.
-by Kurt Cobb

AI boosters keep postponing the advent of artificial general intelligence.

03/10/2025

You Can Learn a Lot About Someone’s Mind From the Way They Talk
Scientists are uncovering how the hidden effort of talking affects everything from everyday conversations to spotting deception and fake news.
-by Maryellen MacDonald

Scientists are uncovering how the hidden effort of talking affects everything from everyday conversations to spotting deception and fake news.

03/10/2025

Peak Oil, Ponzi Pyramids, and Planetary Boundaries
In this week’s Frankly, Nate returns from New York City Climate Week with fresh reflections on the disconnect between our economic narratives and biophysical realities.
-by Nate Hagens

In this week’s Frankly, Nate returns from New York City Climate Week with fresh reflections on the disconnect between our economic narratives and biophysical realities.

03/10/2025

Emergence
You might think, as I did, that that emergence is coming out of something and leaving difficulty behind, but I discovered, as I wrote this piece, it is in fact about becoming a different kind of creature for a world turned upside down. The Labyrinth is a training ground for a re-entry.
-by Charlotte Du Cann

You might think, as I did, that that emergence is coming out of something and leaving difficulty behind, but I discovered, as I wrote this piece, it is in fact about becoming a different kind of creature for a world turned upside down. The Labyrinth is a training ground for a re-entry.