Society
Psychedelics and Society, Part 1: The NewMo Psychedelic Resource List
What does a morally, emotionally, scientifically, and spiritually grounded culture around psychedelic drugs look like? Here's our resource list....
Climate Change Heroism In The Insurance Industry
Insurance companies could play a unique role in helping governments, academics, and individuals manage climate change risks....
The Nitty-Gritty: How The Transformative Justice Systems of BIPOC and Activist Communities Are Influencing the Counterculture
An in-depth look at transformative justice systems that don't involve the police. Some communities are adopting TJ for #MeToo and sexual assault situations....
A Transformative Justice Resource List
An incomplete list of case studies, books, and other resources to help us learn about Transformative Justice....
How Do We Combat Polarization Online?
Two peacebuilders at Build Up, a nonprofit dedicated to building peace on social media, go deep on their ideas and methods....
Resources For Building Better Intentional Communities: Concrete Co-Living Processes (And Call For Articles)
We plan to cover interesting systems and innovative methods that emerge from the co-living movement. Our goal is to increase community resilience....
Book Review: The Metamodernist Movement
A review of the "metamodernist” school of "Hanzi Freinacht" — an optimistic worldview that hopes to address sustainability, inequality, and alienation....
The Economics of Culture, Values, and Meaning: Interview with Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen is an economist at George Mason University and creator of the 17-year-old blog Marginal Revolution....
The Mega-Diverse Coral Reef Future of Humanity: Interview with Anders Sandberg
Anders Sandberg is a computational neuroscientist at Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute, where it’s his job to think about the future of humanity....
Weddings Outside Tradition: How To Get Married Without Selling Out
Are there weddings that reflect the reality of a lifetime commitment — and/or totally subvert the idea of weddings? Turns out, there are!...
Baboon, Brain, Brick: A Speculative Fiction Story
A story about an international relations student who sees a different, more peaceful world....
An Actual Coparenting Contract, Plus Tips For Creating The Arrangement with David Jay
This article about the backstage process of a three-parent family includes details of their co-parenting contract — and their sweet ceremonies!...
Spirituality, Psychedelics, and Psychotic Risk: Ryan Jay Beauregard and the Zendo Project
An interview with someone who once experienced a psychotic break (and perhaps a spiritual moment) while taking psychedelics, and now works to help others....
Polyamorous Parenting: An Interview with Researcher Dr. Eli Sheff
Dr. Sheff has spent decades researching polyamorous families. Here, she shares detailed observations about strategies and patterns among poly parents....
Classic Reprint: The Tyranny of Structurelessness
A classic essay about the pitfalls of "structureless" or non-hierarchal groups, and how to implement a system that genuinely empowers everyone....