NEW Free Forum FRANCES MOORE LAPPE & ADAM EICHEN – Daring Democracy Is Already Happening
Written on December 15th, 2017FRANCES MOORE LAPPE, (Diet For A Small Planet; Eco-Mind) whose work for decades has consistently updated the best the 60’s had to offer and ADAM EICHEN, who graduated from college in 2015, met on a pro-democracy march and have co-authored a book that brings their generations together – Daring Democracy—Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want.
https://www.smallplanet.org/daring-democracy
NEW Free Forum CHUCK COLLINS Challenges 1% to Come Home – Born on Third Base
Written on December 1st, 2017CHUCK COLLINS is a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies and author most recently of Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good. We talk about inequality in America and the GOP’s proposed 2017 tax bill that will only make things much worse.
https://www.ips-dc.org/ips-authors/chuck-collins/
NEW Free Forum JODIE EVANS, co-founder Code Pink which is now turning 15
Written on November 3rd, 2017I’ve known JODIE EVANS for over 20 years. And throughout that time, she’s been a tireless activist, advocate, and communicator for peace, justice and the planet. When I noticed that Code Pink, which started as a vigil by a few women in front of Bush’s White House, has just turned 15, I thought it was a good time to catch up with her. What have we learned since then about the US and activism?
NEW Free Forum DANIEL GOLEMAN – What Science Says About Mindfulness & Meditation
Written on October 26th, 2017Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body. With the enormous growth in awareness and practice of mindfulness and meditation have come widespread claims of benefits. Best-selling author Daniel Goleman and neuroscientist Richard Davidson, both longtime meditators, examined the scientific research to find out what is true and what is not.
NEW Free Forum PAUL HAWKEN – Drawdown: A Comprehensive Plan to Reverse Global Warming
Written on October 5th, 2017PAUL HAWKEN (The Ecology of Commerce; Natural Capitalism; Blessed Unrest) has a new research project and a new best-selling book – DRAWDOWN. Based on rigorous scientific and economic analysis and review, it ranks the 80 most impactful solutions with which Hawken is confident we can reverse global warming. Plus it offers 20 additional very promising solutions for which there isn’t yet enough data to rank them.
