Leadership by Example
It won’t have escaped your notice that Robert F Kennedy Jr has recently declared his intention to run for President on the Democratic ticket in…… Read More » Soil, Soul and Society
Albert Schweitzer once said that there are three ways of changing the world: the first is by example, the second is by example, and the…… Read More » Towards Human 2.0?
I reviewed Patrick Wood’s previous book, Technocracy and the Hard Road to World Order, two years ago (PE 135, pp. 57-8) and have since been subscribing…… Read More » Authors: Jayati Ghosh, Johan Rockström, Jørgen Randers, Owen Gaffney
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
Systems Change
This new book has been released on the 50th anniversary of The Limits to Growth, which I myself read in the 1970s. Like the original…… Read More » Choose Life and Love
If you have not already read Charles’s article in this issue, then I suggest you do so before continuing with this review. I read it…… Read More » Facing Up to Climate Chaos
This important book invites us to consider our response to possibly catastrophic climate breakdown. Read is an Oxford philosopher who also helped to found Extinction…… Read More » The Allen Dulles Imperium
Subtitled ‘Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the rise of America’s secret government’, this is a gripping and important exposé of the clandestine activities of Allen…… Read More » Nobis Non Desistendum Est - We Must Not Give Up
This is a book to inspire us and encourage us to take action against the very real threats of climate change, nationalist authoritarianism, and economic…… Read More » A New Development Paradigm
Yesterday I received the newsletter from the Royal Society of Edinburgh referring on the front page to Scotland’s tech opportunity and envisaging its bright future.…… Read More » Agriculture, Food and Health
The future of food has featured prominently in the news over the last few months, especially in relation to nitrogen emissions from Dutch farmers leading…… Read More »