Welcome to the second article in this three-part series being co-published between Occupy.com and Transnational Institute. Read Part 1 here.... Part II: A Tale of Two Histories "In order to see the root causes of our planetary crisis, we must go back deep into human history and compare the cultural narratives that have given rise to the world as it exists today. Only then can the deep work of culture design begin." Read the full story by Martin Kirk, Jason Hickel and Joe Brewer.... Continue reading
All Change or No Change? Culture, Power and Activism in an Unquiet World, Part I
This is the first article in a three-part series being co-published between Occupy.com and Transnational Institute.... "In this essay, we approach the world from a whole-system perspective. This means looking at those rules, laws, norms and trends that affect the whole planet, rather than any individual nation, region or issue. When you stand back far enough, it becomes clear that dramas of 2016, though vitally important, are nothing like as profound as many are suggesting. In truth, the core … Continue reading
The trouble with equality: feminism and the forgotten places of power
"...Patriarchy is not the rule of men over women, it's the rule of the binary - the insistence that there really are sides, and that each is a pre-existing category unto itself, fixed and hallowed, one superior to another. "...what I write about is a deepening of the kinds of shifts that need to happen if we are to really address ‘inequality’. The object of this essay is not to invite us to go back to some hallowed period or golden age when men and women slept side by side, like lions and … Continue reading
New Governance | The Future of Power
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
