Fantastic edition of Kosmos Online, with insights by Mark Gerzon, Philip Alston, John Foran, Kosmos Editor, Nancy Roof and more. "What is good governance? Wouldn’t it be participatory, transparent, responsive, and tolerant of different views? And in using its power and authority to shape the institutions that regulate societies, wouldn’t extreme economic disparity be seen as a disadvantage? "Maybe questions like these seem naïve. Do we even ask them anymore? It seems increasingly clear that if … Continue reading
Interview excerpt with José Mujica from the movie ‘Human’
10 minutes of wisdom from the world's most humble political figure. Former President of Uruguay, José Mujica, speaks on happiness, governance, consumerism, climate, revolution, human nature and confronting reality.... "José Mujica, nicknamed Pepe Mujica, was President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former Tupamaros freedom fighter in the 60s and the 70s, he was detained, like a hostage by the dictatorship between 1973 and 1985. He advocates a philosophy of life focused on sobriety: learn to … Watch video
Simon Anholt interview: ‘There is only one global superpower: public opinion’
Simon Anholt Launches the Revolutionary 'Good Country Party' The most pressing issue of our times, according to Simon Anholt, is: “the question of how the human race finally organises itself to work together.” "There comes a time in every man’s life when he has to stand up and be counted. On Friday, that moment arrived for Simon Anholt, a 53-year-old political consultant who lives on the Norfolk coast. Anholt’s stage was a TED conference in Amsterdam; he walked to the middle of it, and without … Continue reading
Kosmos Response to Ferguson: Restorative Justice – The Way Through by Dot Maver
In the wake of the Grand Jury decision in Ferguson, New Story Summiteer, peacebuilder and Kosmos Associates Project Director, Dot Maver, brings us this call to action for global citizens to rise together in these times of crisis to demand systemic change from our policymakers, local to global. The solution Kosmos is offering in the area of law enforcement and criminal justice is Restorative Justice. Continue reading
