To get a sense of what collapse feels like in a 'rich' country, read this post from journalist Sarah Wilson: "Notes from a burning Paris", 27 June 2026. She lives in a converted attic in a Paris apartment building, so has first hand knowledge of what
Attending the recent Beyond Degrowth Aotearoa conference got me thinking about how we achieve social change on a scale that ensures we avoid hitting societal roadblocks I’ve long wondered where progressive social movements should apply their finite time and energy to generate deep-seated change. Is it best to
After finding myself in a weird and wonderful online rabbit hole, I've reset how I navigate social media. When I found myself scrolling through the list of items being auctioned from Twitter HQ (now known as X) last December, I knew I had a problem. As I trawled
Our squat, heavily laden mandarin is the first thing I see after lifting the kitchen blind every morning. Bleary-eyed, I pause briefly in admiration, saluting the plucky tree for it's sweet crop. The crop is the latest from our the mini orchard. Planted over the last decade,
When I set free my last blog post I didn’t realise it would be eight years before I would again hit publish. It's not like I haven't had anything to say, it's just that I got busy. A rising sense of alarm at