Paul Stamets, the visionary biologist, mycologist and author of Mycelium Running reveals astonishing evidence of how nature's solutions surpass our conception of what's possible to radically restore ecosystems and human health.
Michael Pollan, the brilliant New York Times writer and best- selling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and The Botany of Desire once again bounds out-side the box to depict the profound societal transformation underway that is irrevocably changing the way we eat and grow our food.
"All Governments lie," I.F. Stone instructed us. To counter the lies that take lives, we need an independent media. Amy Goodman, investigative journalist and co-host of radio's Democracy Now! calls out the liars and their media cheerleaders with inspiring stories of people who have fought back.
Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D, the beloved pathfinder in mind-body medicine, best-selling author, co-founder of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program, and professor at UC San Francisco School of Medicine explores the place of the sacred in our lives, our work and our medicine.
Lois Gibbs, the legendary grassroots champion of environmental justice describes how society is moving away from counting the bodies resulting from bad industrial and pollution policies, to prevention, precaution and other winning strategies for a healthy, safe and economically sound future.
The brilliant author/entrepreneur/ change-maker Paul Hawken encourages us all to embrace a new type of "infinite game," one without losers that supports the future of life and a re-imagined world of growth without inequality, wealth without plunder and work without exploitation.
Sofía Quintero, Bronx-born writer, activist, educator, comedienne and self-proclaimed "Ivy-League homegirl" of Puerto Rican-Dominican ... all » descent shares how she has married her activism with storytelling in the critically acclaimed Black Artemis novels and in other socially conscious entertainment in many media.
Thomas Linzey, the innovative attorney and co-founder of the Democracy Schools and the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund portrays the provocative successes of conservative townships in Pennsylvania to challenge the validity of corporate rights, claim local self- governance and reclaim democracy.
Tzeporah Berman, the program director of ForestEthics portrays the innovative citizen-based strategies and broad coalitions including First Nations that are achieving huge successes to save some of the world's last great boreal forests and ecosystems in Canada, often from destruction by giant U.S. corporations.
James Hillman, the renowned Jungian scholar and author brings his vast knowledge to bear on some of the deepest psychological, political and cultural trends in the U.S. that uncover a decisive battle for the very soul of the country.
Carl Anthony is a seminal figure in the environmental justice movement, who founded Earthjustice's Urban Habitat program, describes his recent work with the Ford Foundation to bridge urban communities of color with environmental initiatives while reviving vital environmental cultural traditions.
Maria Elena Durazo, the president of the Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Union's Local 11, the first Latina woman to lead a major union in Southern California, portrays her work as national director of the Immigrant Workers' Freedom Ride, a national mobilization campaign to restructure U.S. immigration and labor laws.
The Bioneers Conference is a dynamic, leading-edge forum, focused on practical and visionary solutions for restoring the Earth's imperiled ecosystems and healing our human communities.
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3 Retirement Myths - US News and World Report The conventional wisdom about retirement may be worth re-examining, say two financial-planning mavericks. In their recently published Spend 'til the End: the Revolutionary Guide to Raising Your Living Standard (Today and When You Retire) , Laurence ...