Current approaches to “defense” and “security” often damage our actual well-being rather than enhancing it. The massive resources currently wasted on counterproductive strategies …
I found the article below useful from a social evolutionary perspective. The dynamic it describes seems like a relatively insoluble situation. But …
In this article I explore current trends in the evolution of power that have profound implications for our future. This is an …
Below are excerpts from six articles describing two upcoming national and international initiatives that could further undermine our already shaky ability to exercise informed self-governance. The first anti-democracy initiative is the apparent re…
Here is another example of the potential of the Occupy movement. A major focus of Occupy is the need to radically reduce the toxic impact of corporations in our society and on our shared environment. Although corporations have a very valuable role…
“Embrace the movie — surely the most vivid and convincing creation of a fantasy world ever seen in the history of moving pictures.” — Richard Corliss, Time Magazine “Avatar asks us to see that everything is connected, all human beings to each oth…
The story about the Haiti earthquake is pretty clear: A horrible thing has happened to a lot of people. They need help, and the world is moving to help them. True enough, as far as it goes. But there is more to it than that, almost overwhelmingly …