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Beware the “Investment”!
A crash-course in economic literacy as the AI bubble gets blown up with hot air and public funding I recently learnt that a $20 ChatGPT subscription gets you access to…
Taking Back Our Future: Why Localization Matters
Who decides what happens to your community? Who decides whether farmland becomes subdivisions? Whether forests are logged or protected? Whether your drinking water remains clean? Whether local businesses survive or…
Beyond Growth: A Mountain Community Rewriting the Future of Climate Resilience
Perched on the upper slopes of Mount Halimun-Salak in West Java’s Sukabumi region, the cultural landscape of Kasepuhan Gelar Alam is easily misread by modern rationality as a sociological fossil,…
Local Food: More Than a Nice-to-Have
While this Sustain report focuses on the UK, many of its findings are relevant to communities everywhere. – Local Futures Local food isn’t just a nice-to-have. It’s an essential ingredient…
From Hollowed-Out Communities to Resilient Local Economies
A Far North Response to Global Fragility Across the Far North of New Zealand, there is a growing sense that something fundamental has been lost. Towns that once supported thriving…
The Crisis of Globalization and the Search for Alternatives
Moving towards genuine self-reliance in times of war and climate collapse. The world is reeling from the crises generated by the war in the Gulf, the disastrous climate and ecological…