Food Protests and Food Democracy
The Philippines is well poised to be a leader in food democracy in saying no to food vulnerability and in reinvigorating rooted farms.
Building The Movement to Stop Corporate Tax Evasion
In response to a reader’s comment, Noel Ortega looks at the recent successes of the US Uncut movement.
Turning Points: Is a Different Future Possible?
With the citizen-backed blockage of a proposed aluminum smelter, is Trinidad and Tobago changing course toward a rooted future?
Is a Higher GDP What We Want?
An increasing GDP may demonstrate growth in gross transactions, but it may not indicate that the majority of us are better-off.
The Coming Global Food Fight
As aggression mounts with the rise of food prices worldwide, small-scale farms rooted in local markets could avert international disaster – and lead the way to “food democracy.”
Why Billions Eat Unhealthy Rice and Shouldn’t
How about a big campaign to shift consumption back to “brown rice”?
Rooted Agriculture: 5 Ways Governments Can Help
In an increasingly vulnerable world, we’re searching for rooted communities–and what we can learn from them.
Organics and the Science of Farming
Some say that organic farming means going “backwards.” These farmers think otherwise.
Food for a Rooted Future
Rice farmers in the Philippines go chemical free, community strong.
The Age of Vulnerability
How the 2008 financial crash redefined what it means to be economically vulnerable.
Yes, There is An Alternative
More and more people, communities, and nations are taking steps to reduce their vulnerability to a volatile global economy.
Finding Rootedness in the Age of Vulnerability
In a world increasingly vulnerable to external shocks, we’re searching for rooted communities–and what we can learn from them.