Large protest more effective, non-violent ones more potent, unified goals win more support. And police oppression tends to help… The science of protest
Oil companies haven't been compelled to assess the full climate impact of their drilling—until now. A Weald local wins at the Supreme Court
Alternative Editorial: New Parties Are A Tricky Solution
People are averting their eyes and ears away from news media - it's depressing, relentless and boring
“Who is more to blame for this farrago? Politicians for perpetuating it or us for going along with it?” The reluctant candidacy of Carne Ross, anarchist
SOCIO-POLITICS, YES WE CAN, POLITICAL CULTURE, PARTY POLITICS, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENTALISTSpat kaneanarchism, social anarchism, carne ross, General Election, Uk general election, green party
The “neuropolitics” of our brains makes sense of the endless fear-mongering of the UK Election’s main players. But care can also be triggered
Alternative Editorial: Alternative Manifesting
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, BEHAVIOUR, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, SHAPE THE SYSTEM, SOCIO-POLITICSpat kaneGeneral Election, new politics, manifesto, future being, narratives, direct democracy, technology, Audrey tang, participation, play
“I feel I am valued in my society, that I can contribute valid ideas, that I have something to share”. Irish artists report the benefits of basic income
Taiwan's Audrey Tang, visionary for digital democracy, has a new book and a new documentary. Both are about the power of "plurality"
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, SOCIO-POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY, POLITICAL CULTURE, PLANETARIAN, PARTY POLITICS, INGENUITY, GLOBALISTS, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, A BETTER MEDIApat kanevTaiwan, taiwan, Audrey tang, digital democracy
Edinburgh City Council bans advertising of high-carbon products in council spaces - as well as arms manufacturers
Alternative Editorial: Bring It On
What might a parallel polis feel like? David Bollier’s idea of a “commonsverse” - a world in which commons are viable & valued - could tell us
BIG PICTURE, COMMUNITY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, YES WE CAN, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, NEW ECONOMICS, 4TH SECTORpat kanecommoning, commons, david bollier, silke Helfrich, ontoshift
"Everything we need to transform our communities already exists", says new book Beautiful Solutions: A Toolbox For Liberation
“A post-capitalist, non-rivalrous future in which commons architectures & civic utilities replace state & corporations.” The ambition of Open Civics
YES WE CAN, TECHNOLOGY, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, PLANETARIAN, MANIFESTOS, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, COMMUNITYpat kanecivic tech, civil society, open source, open innovation
What’s the “New Conservationism”? Partly rural Tory voters, electorally embracing the Greens as the saviours of a depleted nature. But there’s more to it
Alternative Editorial: Post-Capitalism From Home
A/UK EDITORIAL, BEHAVIOUR, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, PLANETARIAN, SOCIO-POLITICSpat kanepostcapitalism, women, private space, public space, transformation, feminine, family
How to write a 20-point Magna Carta for democratic cities—starting in a Rome hotel room
Alternative Editorial: Let's Not Keep Our Politics Private
A/UK EDITORIAL, BEHAVIOUR, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, SPRING, SOCIO-POLITICSpat kanepublic, private, personal political, party politics, political culture
What are “the neighbourhood fundamentals” that can help us adapt to a 3-degrees climate warming? Best to be prepared…
Rekindle, Reclaim, Roots... From her Manchester base, Ruth Ibegbuna aims to bridge class, social and cultural divides in the UK
YES WE CAN, YOUTH, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, NEW ECONOMICS, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, MANIFESTOS, LAB FOCUS, INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY, BEHAVIOUR, LEARNINGpat kaneschools, supplementary schools, manchester, london, Glasgow