As humans, we’re not very good at contemplating our own mortality, let alone the demise of our planet. And yet, … Read More
Of Tardigrades and Tectonics
Author: Roz Savage
Coming to a Theatre Near You?
I rarely ask for anything on this site/newsletter – I aim to give far more than I get (although in … Read More
Of Equality, Ecology and Economics
I’ve been reading Ecofeminism, by Vandana Shiva and Maria Mies. Even if you don’t have much time for the … Read More
In Praise of Trees
On Sunday night I was woken at 2am by the sound of chainsaws. My first thought that I was dreaming … Read More
Possible Worlds
“The most wonderful and the most terrible of futures that have ever been possible are now possible.” — First speaker … Read More
A New Bretton Woods
Next week I shall be traveling to Bretton Woods in New Hampshire for an event called the Global Economic Visioning. … Read More
Of Grabbing and Gifting
I’ve read two very contrasting books this week, The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions, and … Read More
Of Plutocrats and Pitchforks
“The greatest country, the richest country, is not that which has the most capitalists, monopolists, immense grabbings, vast fortunes, with … Read More
Mother Nature and Father Greed
“There is only one force bigger than Mother Nature, and that is Father Greed.” So writes the Pulitzer Prize winning … Read More