In 2024, do most men still lead lives of quiet desperation? A new documentary, Silent Men, seeks some answers among the taciturn
Scottish rainforests? They existed, though they're now in fragments. But 2.2 million seeds have been collected by rewinding volunteers--to restore them
The Scottish Gaelic concept of Dúthchas urges that people and nature are deeply entangled. Let it guide the path to land reform
Alternative Editorial: Be Careful What You Wish For
4TH SECTOR, A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, BIG PICTURE, COMMUNITY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, EQUIP FOR THE FUTUREpat kanescotland, fractal, ecocivilisation, democracy, deliberation, cosmolocalism
On Burns Night, we remember Robert Burns, the great bard of freedom and romance. The Chinese state doesn't forget him, either
LOCALISM, PLANETARIAN, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, ARTISTS, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, GLOBALISTS, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, SOCIO-POLITICSpat kaneburns supper, poetry, Robert burns, scotland, china
As COP visits Scotland, some are speaking out about how the people’s ownership of renewable energy could be much better
The Scottish Citizens Assembly has concluded - and one of its big proposals is a "House of Citizens", as a second chamber for Holyrood
"Huts are a place beyond your normal life." Lesley Riddoch urges us, like the Scandis, Russians and Canadians, to build our own space in the forest
"I grew up held in the basket of community." How the Covid moment helped this urban Shetlander recover her sense of belonging
We're seeing a new network, made from homes and bandwidth—where we choir, ceilidh, teach (and share the best hand washing techniques)
We don’t need institutes, we need constitutes… and they should live in a Makar House
Communities owning land is on the increase in Scotland - but it's Norway we should all be looking towards
From Scotland, a proposal for a new level of self-defining community power: Development Councils