Recommended Reading, Listening & Watching
Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme - but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being.
Effective altruism is a philosophy and social movement focused on answering one question: How can we best help others?
Redefining fashion, art, and design, Virgil Abloh, the son of Ghanaian immigrants, born in 1980 in Illinois, U.S.A, was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2018.
In his new book, the economist imagines a future transformed by Covid-19 and sketches a daring vision of democratic socialism
An HBO documentary explores two centuries of art by African-Americans, and the path they forged for contemporary Black artists.
In the midst of the constant bad news about climate change, Drawdown is a breath of fresh air.
Valor y Cambio is out to spark a broad conversation about what is a just economy and how to foster collective empowerment in the face of austerity and neoliberal policies locally and nationally.
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.
As the country grapples with racial justice, architects should finally take a stand on the most barbaric aspects of a biased prison system.
