Local, Bioregional & Global Outreach
Daniel Christian Wahl
A look at how to build networks to support sustainable communities, regions and, ultimately, a sustainable human civilization.
Category: Society
Trump: The Beginning or The End?
Sohail Inayatullah, PhD
First published in 2017, this article explores the significance of Trump’s election through the macrohistoric lens of the great thinkers of history. On the eve of a new election, it remains as relevant as ever.
Thriving Communities and the Solidarity Economy
Daniel Christian Wahl
The global economy has kept on growing in recent years, but so has inequality and other social problems. How can communities take independent action to create green local economies and improve prosperity for all?
Five Real World Systems Change Projects
Carolina Carvalho
Bringing about systems change can seem a daunting task in its magnitude. But there are many projects and initiatives around the world that are exploring alternatives and making real impact in their communities. Meet five of them!
Five Young Systems Changemakers
Carolina Carvalho
When we turn on the television these days, we mostly see negative news and can easily end up feeling discouraged and stressed. Do not despair, however, for there are also many great things happening all over the world. Meet five wonderful people who started inspiring projects in several vitally important areas and who are currently taking action to make the world a better place.
Eyes Wide Open: Europe’s Choices Beyond Lockdown
André Barata
We are no longer just Europeans, we are now passengers of the same vessel called Planet Earth. Are we still sleepwalking on deck? Or are our eyes wide open to charting a new course?
Creating a New Normal
Daniel Christian Wahl
A culturally regenerative COVID 19 response starts with potential. What is the potential that stands before us?
Alleviating Racial Inequality through Economic Democracy
Roshnii Rose
Racial inequality is upheld by the economic system. Through economic democracy, power and resources can be put into the hands of local people and their communities.
The EU’s Four Freedoms, the Environment, and the Local Economy
Roar Bjonnes
In theory, free trade can have great cultural and economic benefits. But it canbe detrimental to the local areas within an economic union when local interests are not protected.
Uneasy Progress: Increased Inequality and Mobility in the EU
Roar Bjonnes
The EUs social charter is based on a fundamental vision of basic economic and social security for all Europeans. However, the common market has made the poorer nations less competitive, and more dependent on aid.
