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Declaring Independent Interdependence

3 Jul 2017
The 4th of July is the day the United States celebrates its independence from external tyranny. What about the forms of tyranny and oppression that are inherent in our country…
climate…

The Guardian: Rural distrust of urban elites & city bike innovations

20 Jun 2017
Another look at how Americans became polarized between small-town and big-city voters and the creation of the red/blue divide in the USA, this time from The Guardian. It’s no secret Donald Trump benefited…
Living Systems…

World Wildlife Day: It’s about their lives

3 Mar 20163 Mar 2016
In this beautiful essay, naturalist Paul Rosolie reminds us that it's not just about ecosystem accounting.  It's about individual, intelligent animals.  It's about tapping into our compassion and empathy.  It's…
Culture Change…

Post-capitalism? Property and money

3 Sep 20141 Sep 2014
Charles Eisenstein has a thoughtful little post about the terms and meanings of capital, property and ownership - how we construct these in the current money culture, and how that…
disasters…

The living wind stilled

25 Aug 20141 Oct 2018
One hundred years ago, the once mighty species Ectopistes migratorius lost its final survivor.  Alone in the Cincinnati Zoo, on 1 September 1914,  Martha was found dead at the bottom of her…
Culture Change…

Interdependence~Independence Day 2014

4 Jul 2014
Re-imagining Independence Day It's that time of year again, and I'm an ocean away from my home country. Of course, I can't let a Fourth of July pass without remembering my…
Culture Change…

Quality quantification? Comparing Asian Countries

28 May 20146 Jun 2014
In her recent, brilliant (as usual) video, "The Story of Solutions," Annie Leonard admonishes that we should stop relentlessly working toward MORE and start emphasizing BETTER. Trouble is, how do…
Culture Change…

Education for Sustainability: What Every College Student Should Know

21 Apr 2014
If you happen to be in Singapore and you can make it by on the 30th... The Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster of HSS cordially invite you to a seminar…
climate…

Warmer climate strongly affects human conflict and violence worldwide, says study

13 Aug 201313 Aug 2013
In case you didn't get the memo that climate change is probably the most important, and almost certainly the largest human rights issue facing us today. If you want to…
Culture Change…

More on Interdependence

11 Jul 2013
David Bergman: EcoOptimism posted more about Interdependence Day on July 6th: As befits a post on interdependence, there are a lot of intertwined tentacles here: property rights, voting rights, future generations, our relationship…

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