Alternative Editorial: Resist The Devil We Know
4TH SECTOR, A/UK EDITORIAL, BEHAVIOUR, CREATE THE FEEL, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, NEW ECONOMICS, PARTY POLITICS, SOCIO-POLITICSpat kanesocio-politics, new paradigm, new politics, cosmolocal, social capital, the craic, personal political
Rob Hopkins’ Ministry of Imagination has produced a manifesto of what-if policies - from the most starry-eyed to the costed and practical
BIG PICTURE, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, NEW ECONOMICS, INGENUITY, MANIFESTOS, POLITICAL CULTURE, PRACTICE, REGEN ECONOMIES, TECHNOLOGY, YES WE CANpat kaneimagination, rob hopkins, transition network
From "cowboy" economy to "spaceman" economy, and nine other essential papers that founded ecological economics
Alternative Editorial: The Dream Of Ecocivilisation
4TH SECTOR, A/UK EDITORIAL, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, PLANET A, NEW ECONOMICS, REGEN ECONOMIESpat kaneecocivilisation, regeneration, RegenA, Planet A, china, ecological civilisation, social imaginary
In Scotland, the circular economy is more than an occasion for eco-virtue. It’s ingenious and fun too
REGEN ECONOMIES, NEW ECONOMICS, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, LOCALISM, 4TH SECTOR, YES WE CANpat kanecircular economy, green economics, recycling, upcycling, Edinburgh, Glasgow
Apples, pears, cherries, plums and apricots are all flowering earlier: how climate breakdown affects your fruit bowl
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, YES WE CAN, REGEN ECONOMIES, NEW ECONOMICS, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, PRACTICE, SPRINGpat kanenature, fruit, agriculture, permaculture, food politics, food
“Housing that is dignified, durable, beautiful and adaptable, and made available for all.” Dan Hill and Mariana Mazzucato dream big
The domestic robot gets closer with Figure 01, powered by Open AI. But does automated servitude degrade our humanity? Or liberate it?
“From a Value-Added Economy to a Value-Restorative Society”—and other ways Spring relates to capitalism
The Body Shop would seem to be over. But aren’t Gen Z perfectly placed to revive the brand - given its green ethics (and its 90s chic)?
A laughter cafe, a healing cafe, a soup cafe, a mending cafe... Anything but yet another coffee cafe, pleads Bridget McKenzie
To respond properly to climate crisis, says Steffi Bednarek, you have to wrangle your “internal family” - the manager, the exile, the firefighter
Degrowth has its defenders, but there's a spiritual "gap" in its theories. Glasgow's Andalus centre hopes to fill it
“I am a window of opportunity”: Plymouth’s innovative social enterprise sector comes up with Vacancy Atlas, redefining the high street
How do you make sustainable travel super-attractive? You sculpt hydrogen refuelling stations, and redesign the classic train journey
Why a planetary commons is better than a global commons, how cities and businesses can respect earth-system boundaries, and more
“San Francisco was the left edge of America, a refuge from its conformities, a sanctuary for misfits, a lab for new ideas”. And now, says Rebecca Solnit…
India’s Digital Public Infrastructure effectively implements Universal Basic Income, at a massive scale. But are users’ rights protected enough?
If the UK matched Europe for the amount of social enterprises in the economy, wages, investment and living standards would be higher
The stats on social enterprises globally are startling - worth trillions, bigger than telecoms and clothing, 50% led by women, and more