Alternatives to Political Systems
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The Self-Hating State
Devolving policy to “the market” doesn’t solve the problem of power. It makes it worse. by George Monbiot In other…
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Healthy Planet and the Law of Ecocide – an Interview with Polly Higgins
The disappearing Amazon rainforest Photo: Cifor Marcin Gerwin: You propose introducing a new international law of ecocide as an amendment…
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Social Permaculture: Principles in Action
Photo by Lisa DePiano Permaculture as a movement has most of the knowledge, tools and resources that we need to…
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Bang Goes the Theory
Editor’s Note: For good measure, to go with the post below, I thought I’d throw in this little video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ovuiP_Ws2p0…
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Greeks Return to the Land
Those who read Bad News, and Good News, for Greece, It’s Time to Re-Ruralise and Greeks Reclaim the Land to…
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Video Spotlight on Kotare Village (New Zealand)
You’ll enjoy this little video, a nice collage of thoughts and scenery and developing community integration. This is Kotare Village…
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Letters from Ladakh – Culture Demolition in Fast Forward
Editor’s Preamble: Despite the title, I’m no longer in Ladakh. Indeed, it was way back in August 2009 when I…
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Forbidden Planet
We cannot restrain climate change without a political fight against plutocracy. by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and environmental and…
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The Sufficiency Economy – Envisioning a Prosperous Way Down
Editor’s Preamble: I would exhort readers to ignore the potentially off-putting length of this piece, to instead step into, and…
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The Guardian Institutions of Hierarchy
One aspect of human culture that seems irresistible to the ancient status-seeking part of our brain is the development of…
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