Interview: The Populist Moment
What takes place in the 1980s and 1990s is a concerted class offensive that attempts to execute a controlled demolition of civil society.
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“Our Future is Ancestral:” The Micro-Revolution of Ethno-Tourism
Looking back can teach us how to move forward. That’s why, to close with Krenak’s words, our future is ancestral.
Degrowth aims to achieve ‘frugal abundance’
Degrowth is about building societies in which everyone is rich – without much material. It is a desirable project to strive for.
Solving the housing crisis via the commons
The Housing Commons is like Aikido; it uses the force of the attack – the insane and dangerous cruelty of ever-increasing house prices – to provide the force whereby we preserve ourselves
Breaking Down the Far Right: Strategies for Resistance
The fight against the far right is not just a political struggle—it’s a battle for the soul of society. By understanding the roots of this movement and organising effectively against it, we can create a world where justice, equality, and true democracy are more than just ideals, but realities for all.
Rebuilding Tulsa With or Without Reparations
The whole tapestry of Black Wall Street, with all its complexities, deserves the spotlight, even as the fight for concrete compensation in the form of reparations continues.
A Trophic Perspective on Fossil Fuels
Will we stay under the sway of the illusion of limitless growth, till no body of water or plot of land or lungful of air is left untouched by our profligate economic system? Or will we choose the steady-state path, gently tapering off our steroid supply through intentional government policies and adjustments to our way of life? Only our actions will tell.
What Might a Post-Growth Olympics Look Like?
Processing these simultaneous truths — inspiration on the one hand, and systemic injustice on the other — feels like a microcosm for our wider dilemma. As we co-create a new/old system, a pluriverse of alternatives, what do we want to keep — and what will we leave behind? What might a post-growth Olympic Games look like?
From growth fetish to post-growth
It’s time for something better. To me, that something better is post-growth, where society focuses major policy interventions on growing the activities that benefit people, place, and planet and on shrinking those things that do the opposite and, all the while, not pausing to worry about GDP.
Goldilocks Technology – A Preliminary Checklist
In this Frankly, Nate offers preliminary guidelines for what might be termed ‘Goldilocks Technology’ – not too hot (dopaminergic gadgets) and not too cold (stone age tech) inventions for the future.
Bram Büscher: Bridging the Human / Nature Divide through Convivial Conservation
The goal of convivial conservation is not to exploit nature for market purposes or lock it up as a preserve, but to build “long-lasting, engaging, open-ended relationships with nonhumans and ecologies.”
Degrowth and disagreement: Why engage with our strongest critics?
As we have seen, considering the views of our strongest critics helps maintain the integrity and purpose of our movement. May it last forever.