We need true democracy if we’re to halt the slide into self-extinction.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, posted Feb 7, 2019)
This is part two of a two-part series. See part one here.
Economic power is—and always has been—the foundation of political power. Those who control the peoples’ means of living rule.
In a […]
The founders of the United States have the society they wanted—one that keeps people like them in power.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, posted Feb 1, 2019)
This is part one of a two-part series. See part two here.
We grow up in the United States proud of our nation’s […]
November 2013
Dear Friends,
The transition to a New Economy is gaining momentum! It’s an exiciting time to be part of this movement, with more and more people engaged in conversations about the Sacred Earth Community story, new coalitions and grassroots initiatives gaining traction, and signs of growing public awareness.
David is eager to connect with our Bay […]
June 2013
Dear Friends,
The movement toward a Sacred Earth Community is growing! We’re excited to invite you to three special events this month (two online) about spirit, story, and conversation. Each is a result of a collaboration among faith and spiritual communities, framed by David’s recent essay for YES! Magazine, “Religion, Science, and Spirit: […]
August 16, 2012
Dear Friends,
First – the breaking news about America’s Deficit Attention Disorder. It’s not a typo – it’s David’s latest blog post for YES! Magazine. He takes on the financial deficit that monopolizes the political debate and the upside-down American priorities that put money, corporate interests, and property rights above the needs […]
TONIGHT, David will be wearing his board-chair-of-YES!-Magazine hat at the second annual Celebration of People Power at Seattle Town Hall, with best-selling authors Alice Walker (The Color Purple), Frances Moore Lappé (Diet for a Small Planet), Hawaiian musician Makana, Fran Korten and the […]
From Me to We. My New Year’s ResolutionIn 2019, we must move beyond the myth of the lone individual to recognize our deep interdependence and responsibilities for one another and nature. (Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, Dec 31, 2018) It’s not likely that many of us will mourn the passing of 2018. It’s been a deeply troubled year defined by wildfires, […] A Dream of an Ecological Civilization
By Satish Kumar, author of Soil, Soul, Society.
Ecological Civilization and a Theory of the CommunityThis paper was presented to the 12th International Forum on Ecological Civilization – Ecological Civilization and Symbiotic Development, April 27-28, 2018, Claremont, CA, USA We have arrived at a defining moment in the human experience. Either we find our common path to an Ecological Civilization that meets the essential material needs of Earth‘s human population in […] Transition to An Ecological Civilization: The Role of the CityThis presentation was delivered by David Korten at the Transition City Seoul conference hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and organized by The Seoul Institute, on October 11, 2018. Thank you. It is a very special honor to be invited to share my thoughts with this distinguished group on the human transition to an ecological civilization. […] |
