People Systems
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Pia Mancini: How to Upgrade Democracy for the Internet Era
Pia Mancini and her colleagues want to upgrade democracy in Argentina and beyond. Through their open-source mobile platform they want…
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Foreword to the Book, Simple Living in History: Pioneers of the Deep Future
Below is the foreword to Simple Living in History: Pioneers of the Deep Future, edited by Samuel Alexander and Amanda…
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Scotland Can Show the World that Small is Beautiful
And challenge the preeminent power of corporations to defy governments elected by the people. by David Morris Scots rally for…
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Seven Reasons Why World Peace is Possible
Introduction The 21st of September will be International Day of Peace. It may seem a little premature to declare that…
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Someone Else’s Story
Scots voting no to independence would be an astonishing act of self-harm. Imagine that the question was posed the other…
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Social Media – A Double-Edged Sword
Permaculture calls for us to care for the earth, care for each other and share our resources. In an ideal…
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Volunteer Manager’s Checklist
As a volunteer tourist I have really appreciated receiving tips before my trips from hosts. Now I return the favour.…
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Ten Grassroots Environmental Justice Campaigns from Around the World
Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture Andhra Pradesh in India has been called the pesticide capital of the world. Pesticides cost farmers…
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Not Socialism, Not Capitalism… Distributism Seeks Community Power
Not socialism, not capitalism… distributism seeks community power. by Jay Walljasper, On the Commons Conservatives, progressives and everyone else likes…
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Global Inequality and Its Ills
Inequality is bad for most people not just the poor, bad for business and political stability; and it can be…
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The Next Economy (video)
An excellent little video on transitioning from Globalization to Eco-Localism. Lots of food for thought.
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Simon Anholt: Which Country Does the Most Good for the World? (TED video)
It’s an unexpected side effect of globalization: problems that once would have stayed local—say, a bank lending out too much…
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