Erik Fogg
Erik attended MIT, earning his Masters of Science, and working with MIT, Harvard, and the UN. He's now chief of ReConsider Media, where he speaks, podcasts, and writes articles and books to fight political polarization. His most recent book, Wedged, outlines a plan for each citizen to fight back.
Erik Fogg has a plan to fix broken political dialogue and restore sensible, productive discussion…
Fall-Winter 2016
In this IssueEvolution of Kosmos - by Nancy B. RoofCan We Harness Conflict? - by Mark GerzonMillennials and the Shifting Political Climate: A Chance for Libertarianism to Emerge - by Kristin TateAmerica’s Dirtiest Secret: How to Take Your Power Back - by Erik FoggPolarized America. Polarized Self: A Call for Collaboration - by Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato→ Read more about this issue
The Role of Altruism in Media and Human Evolution
Our humanity is at a critical point. Technological advances have largely been applied toward selfish, single-minded agendas that benefit a select few and have a devastating impact upon the environment on which we depend. Meanwhile, the proliferation of mass media technology has further separated us from the natural world and the way we perceive the ‘Other’ and has helped shape a reality dominated…
Kristin Tate
Kristin Tate is a political columnist based in New York City. She is a contributor to The Hill and author of the new book Government Gone Wild: How D.C. Politicians Are Taking You for a Ride — and What You Can Do About It (Hachette). Kristin appears regularly on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN, and PBS. Prior to shifting to the opinion field, Kristin was a reporter for Breitbart News in Texas…
No Wonder the Buddha
When we bought our home fifteen years ago, we hired an arborist to walk our mostly wooded acre and advise us about the health of our trees. He stopped at a willow in our back yard. “Nice burl,” he said, pointing to the gnarled base. “If you cut this down, I’d love to have it. I could carve a pretty nice bowl from it.” But we weren’t planning on cutting down any trees if we could help it; to the…
Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato
Rebecca works as a freelance bridge builder, passionate about reconciliation through relationships. She worked with Mark Gerzon on his book, The Reunited States of America and was part of the design process and communications team for the Bridge Alliance. Rebecca also works on the ground in Denver, Colorado doing community development among the urban poor with Mile High Ministries.
The Cosmodern Paradigm: Learning to Co-Evolve Harmonically with Nature
In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly held in New York achieved the commitment of 193 Member States to stop environmental degradation with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for the year 2030. In short, SDGs recognize the socio-ecological problems that characterize the current global civilization beyond their national borders. Hence the need to transgress the current…
Alexander Schieffer
Aspiring to live an integral life in the service of the integral development of humanity, I see myself simultaneously as a transformative educator, engaged activist, passionate community builder, integral philosopher, and spiritual poet.
Born in Germany, I studied economics, business and social sciences at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. My doctoral thesis, also at St. Gallen,…
Update: The Dukha Tribe, December 2015
The Dukha hunt for wild animals but do not eat their beloved reindeer.
The nomadic reindeer-herding Dukha tribe of northern Mongolia is struggling to survive after being banned from hunting in the name of ‘conservation.’ Their land was declared a protected area in 2013, and, if caught hunting, they must pay fines they cannot afford or face a long prison sentence. They are also facing…
Hamid Sardar-Afkhami
Hamid Sardar-Afkhami is a documentary film maker and photographer with a Ph.D. from Harvard University in the field of Inner Asian languages and cultures. He began his career in film-making as a graduate student while exploring the Himalayas as an associate of the Harvard Film Study Center and as a National Geographic Society explorer.
Inspired by the pioneers of exploration photography,…