Kartik Shanker and Meera Anna Oommen
There is something particularly tranquil about the Lakshadweep Islands – the communities that live there, the lagoons that surround the atolls, and perhaps even the reef fish that swim beneath the calm waters. It …
This conversation is based on Paul Robbins’ reading of Ashish Kothari’s article “Radical Well-Being: Alternatives to Development” (forthcoming in Research Handbook of Law, Environment and Poverty, Philippe Cullet and Sujith Koonan (eds), Edward Elgar), and in response to the latter’s …
Saral Sarkar
At the beginning of the journey stood the most famous statement of Marx, which I read as a college student:
“Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it.”1…
Quincy Saul
The seminal and transformative idea of “ecosocialism” is gaining ground all over the world as more and more people recognize that neoliberal fundamentalism being enforced upon the world by an international power elite has brought the world to …
Emily Nicolosi
One of the problems we find in building solutions is the simple fact of where to find them! You might be looking for the closest community garden to join, an open shop to learn how to fix your …
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 …
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 …