Paul Robbins and Marcy West
The Kickapoo River is a slowly twisting watercourse, carved into the unglaciated landscapes of Wisconsin’s “Driftless” region, abutted by magnificent bluffs with flora and fauna handed down from the Pleistocene Epoch. But the Kickapoo’s serene …
Pallav Das: Welcome, everybody, to this conversation with Ashish Kothari on his new book, “Alternative Futures: India Unshackled”, which he has co-edited with K.J. Joy. Welcome to Washington, Ashish! This is such a wonderful opportunity for me and for this …
Quincy Saul
I first met Joel Kovel in 2011. I had heard of him before, when I was involved in Students for Justice in Palestine at Hampshire College, and somewhere along the way caught wind of his dismissal from …
Marko Ulvila and Kristoffer Wilén
When critical discussions around the concept of the Anthropocene gained popularity and alternative terms such as Capitalocene or Chthulucene emerged, we decided in early 2016 to chip in to the debate with yet another cene…
Ashish Kothari interviews Ruth Mwangi about the path-breaking idea of “Community Currencies” and how it is being implemented in Kenya.
Ashish Kothari: Ruth, could you give us a short introduction to the work you are doing in Kenya?
Ruth …
Ashish Kothari talks to Joel Morist I Botines about cooperatives, commons and the need to shrink the ecological footprint of the contemporary society.
Ashish – Joel, can you tell us about the work being done by Cooperativa Integral Catalana?
Joel …
Saral Sarkar
Of late, given the troubling international environmental scenario, eco-activists all over the world have been wondering whether attempts should be made in more countries, particularly in the developing world, to form green parties. My advice to them is: …
Maxime Combes and Nicolas Haeringer
Last week, the French government officially withdrew its proposal to build an airport in the wetlands of Notre Dame des Landes (north of the city of Nantes). This huge success comes after more than 50 …
Ashish Kothari interviews Enric Duran about the death grip of finance capital on society and how the recent initiatives like Faircoop and Faircoin are succeeding in breaking that stranglehold.
Ashish – Enric, what prompted you to take the decision you …
Last month (17-22 March 2018) a delegation of around 20 members of the European Water Movement, participated in the Alternative World Water Forum (FAMA, Foro Alternativo Mundial da Agua) in Brasilia: the concrete alternative to the World Water Forum, organized …
Pierre Calame
The European Union has shown growing signs of frailty in the last couple of years. Opinion polls all over the continent reveal an increasing dissatisfaction with European policies and a lack of confidence in both national and European …
Maurício Andrés Ribeiro
Brazil has historically been blessed with an abundant supply of water. Droughts and water scarcity were typically confined only to the northeastern parts of the country. Since 2012, however, the water crisis has hit vast regions in …