Unlikely Suspects – Deep Outreach: Resilience for Whom, and to What End? – “Transitioning for All”
It’s time to ask some thorny questions of the Transition movement. We need look no further than Kingston, the first capital of New York, to begin.
Social justice
How Cooperation Jackson is Transforming the Poorest State in the U.S.
A powerhouse organization promoting economic justice, Cooperation Jackson was born of a need to transform the state, in particular its capital and largest city, Jackson.
We Can’t Have Social Justice Without Environmental Sustainability
The interests of people and the planet are bound together and depend on each other.
The right to cook
I want to suggest the creation of a new human right. That human right is the right to cook.
Who’s Responsible for the ‘Moral Compass’ of the New Economy?
What really defines the boundaries of the new economy, when the same voices are silenced both here and within capitalism?
Will Detroit’s Water be Privatized or Recognized as Commons?
When it comes to a person’s fundamental needs being met – nothing is more basic and human, than to share.
Water is a Human Right: Detroit Residents Seek U.N. Intervention as City Shuts Off Taps to Thousands
Activists in Detroit have appealed to the United Nations over the city’s move to shut off the water of thousands of residents.
Introducing the Oppositional Economy
What will it take to transition to local economies that are truly just, resilient, and regenerative? Recently PCI had the opportunity to explore this question with Mateo Nube, a co-founder of the Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project.
Global justice, sustainability and the sharing economy
With public interest in the sharing economy on the rise, a polarisation of views on its potential benefits and drawbacks is fast becoming apparent.
Do lobbyists win trials? Lessons from Chevron vs. Ecuador trial
The ongoing legal tussle between Chevron and Ecuador over allegations of illegally dumping waste in the Amazon exposes the nefarious effects of massive communications campaigns have had in discrediting the legal system of Ecuador.
The Politics of the Sharing Economy
The “sharing economy” is just as exhilarating and vexing as the Web 2.0 meme was nine years ago.
Food Justice: What it Means and Why We Need it
If everyone who touched food (including both farm workers and farmers) made enough money to pay for high quality food out of their wages, our food system would be on its way to greater fairness and long-term economic viability.