One topic that enjoys frequent and fervent percolations on FB is the issue of insensitivity and cultural appropriation in today's Transformational Festival culture where non-natives wear replicas of feathered Plains Nations headdresses. (more)

The Puritans seem to be gone now, but their surveillance society has intensified. The forced confession of sins before the assembled community has become the compulsion to self-report, hourly; anyone who does not is viewed with suspicion. (more)

Before we delve into the dilemmas associated with defining “local,” we first need to consider whether “local” is simply about location and distance—in other words, the tensions between the point of origin and the point of consumption. Is “local” just about physical geography? (more)

We have a War on Drugs that includes some holy sacraments, and a War on Terror that might also be a War on Islam. There can be no Santo Daime church in America as a fixed location, and Muslims can't build a mosque without facing protests. (more)

The emergence of Net parties internationally suggest a new era in politics. Technology is the new process that changes the way we work, make decisions, and communicate. Wikipartido's motto: "Collective Intelligence: Better Decisions."  (more)

Satoshi Nakamoto is a cryptographic genius who in 2007 began to design a system that could conceivably liberate the mass of humanity from the clutches of traditional centralized money systems and the controllers thereof.  (more)

In a land where food is seasonal and the hunter can come back from days of hunting either empty-handed or with an eland bull that can feed the band for a week, an ethos of sharing is a survival necessity. But the value goes deeper. (more)

We have the tools to create an America where all workers are employed, every square mile is beautiful, cities are safe, fresh food is affordable, waters are clean, and it's easy to get healed and stay healthy. So what's the holdup? (more)

In presentations, interviews, panel discussions, and breakout sessions, the role of spirituality in business and society was explored from every angle — almost. One question that hung heavily in the ether above the privileged participants was this: Is Wisdom 2.0 really an upgrade? (more)

Imagine a world where abandoned McMansions become sustainable intentional communities where people, by sharing their resources, skills, and work, find congenial social lives and the time to work on whatever dreams drive them. (more)

People making community is a clarifying drama, a surprising prosecution of the lie that corporations foist on us that they are normal. The gravity and intensity of actual living has the effect of revealing their theft of our lives. (more)