Personal sovereignty depends on being able to know and navigate reality. You cannot be a free person, or make moral choices, or any kind of choice, if…
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We are living through a decisive decade—for the future of human societies, and for the life of our species, and of millions of other species. The IPCC…
The right to know is not negotiable. The human brain works best, and develops greater capability, when it takes in factual information it can use to…
Sustainable development is a conflict prevention and containment measure. Converging crises and proliferating scarcity and destabilization demand urgent…
The most significant climate law in U.S. history models multi-dimensional ‘fiscal space’ strategy other nations can emulate. When he signed the United…
2020 brought devastation to societies around the world. This new year holds great promise to be a time of rebuilding and reinvention. We must, of…
Just over three years ago, I published the short note “Income inequality puts everything we value at risk”. At that time, the shocking news was that…
Time is money. What we mean when we say that is there is value in having more time, more resources, more health and resilience, and delaying action when…
One of the achievements of the COP27 climate negotiations was the agreement that international financial institutions should undergo comprehensive…
Two weeks ago, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced he would not join fellow Democrats in supporting major new spending to combat climate…
The US has suffered 16 mass shootings in 72 hours. Human freedom cannot coexist with rampant, everyday mass killing. Democracy requires a civic space…
Resilience Value: measuring generative investment impact for a livable future