Category: CommUnity of Minds

Timothy Wilken I just finished reading a new book by Dmitry Orlov called REINVENTING COLLAPSE: The Soviet Example and American Prospects. It was difficult to read, not because the ideas […]

George Monbiot Though the rich world’s governments won’t hear it, the issue of whether or not the world will be fed is partly a function of ownership. This reflects an […]

“We must put an end to war or war will put an end to us.”—John F. Kennedy The following speech was delivered on June 10th, 1963 at the American University […]

The following words are attributed to Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. “Peace is the way. Love is the answer. Harmony is the result. The purpose of education, whether religious or secular, […]

This is the transcript from a speech given on April 13, 2008 at The Seattle Green Festival. David Korten We are all well aware of the crisis unfolding around us. […]

The following is an excerpt the author’s new book, Moyers on Democracy. Bill Moyers Democracy in America is a series of narrow escapes, and we may be running out of […]

Herman E. Daly Recent increased attention to global warming is very welcome. But much of it is misplaced. We focus too much on complex climate models, which ask things like […]

On this holiday to celebrate Mothers, it seems especially appropriate that today’s author calls on us to preserve the greatest mother of all, Mother Nature. Of course Mother Nature is […]

Timothy Wilken, MD Within this half century, we humans have developed ergometric science to help us improve our tool-making.  Ergometric scientists tell us how to best design tools to fit […]

Tom Whipple With crude oil now above $120 a barrel and threatening to go higher, it is clear that our preferred and convenient means of going places, our car, the […]