The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated our formidable ability to find innovative solutions for the common good. This essential aptitude is both the fuel and the challenge of socioecological initiatives – […]
How meritocracy entrenches inequality
A conversation with political philosopher Michael Sandel Meritocracy is not an alternative to inequality. If you think about it, it’s a justification for inequality. That’s what it’s become, and the […]
The Tragedy of the ‘Tragedy of the Commons’
The man who wrote one of environmentalism’s most-cited essays was a racist, eugenicist, nativist and Islamaphobe—plus his argument was wrong. Fifty years ago, University of California professor Garrett Hardin penned […]
Are we city dwellers or hunter-gatherers?
New research suggests that the familiar story of early human society is wrong – and the consequences are profound. – by David Graeber And David Wengrow 1. In the beginning was […]