Wealth as Responsiveness to Earth Wisdom
A Lakota elder challenges the prevailing Western notions of ownership and wealth by advocating for a return to the holistic understanding of existence found in Indigenous cultures. He emphasizes the importance of unlearning Western ideologies of possession and relearning Indigenous ways of being, which prioritize community, reciprocity, and harmony with the Earth.
Ineffective Rationalism and Effective Alibis | Part 2
By Alnoor Ladha and Lynn Murphy
Moving beyond the narrow metrics and techno-utopian fantasies of the Effective Altruism and Longtermism movements, and through a systemic and historical lens, Part Two of this essay advocates for an alternative logic, one expressed through a post-capitalist approach to philanthropy.
Cracks in the Wealth Extraction System
In a world plagued by extreme wealth inequality, a surprising movement is stirring among the ultra-wealthy and their advisors. Chuck Collins explores the emergence of dissent within the ranks of the privileged, highlighting efforts to address the harms of concentrated wealth and racial capitalism.
Paraphilanthropy | Giving Money its Freedom Papers
Dr. Báyò Akómoláfé explores how mainstream critiques often fall short by focusing on surface-level diversity and inclusion, rather than addressing deeper structural issues rooted in white coloniality and neurotypicality. Ultimately, he calls for a paradigm shift in philanthropy towards a more fluid, experimental, and emancipatory approach.
Deschooling Dialogues | Alnoor Ladha with Orland Bishop
DESCHOOLING DIALOGUES
Episode 6 – Alnoor Ladha with Orland Bishop
Alnoor Ladha | Welcome to the Deschooling Dialogues. This podcast is a co-creation between Culture Hack Labs and Kosmos Journal. Culture Hack Labs is a not-for-profit advisory that supports organizations, social movements and activists to create cultural interventions for systems change. You can learn more@culturehack.io.…
Earth Hospice
Like hospice for people, Earth Hospice is a way of saying goodbye to what we are losing in the natural world with the same mindfulness we would wish to bring to the bedside of a dying person. We bear witness to what is passing—from our lawns, our riverbanks, our bird feeders, our winters and summers, our livelihoods and our expectations of the future, as we declare over and over again: I will not…
Films for a More Sane Civilization
By Katie Teague
A visual storyteller attuned to the unique complexities of the liminal space we live in, Katie Teague's work shines in collaboration cutting-edge thinkers, philosophers, artists and writers exploring what it means to be human "in a time between worlds." Under her channel 'In the Making', Katie independently crafts thoughtful, extraordinary short films derived from her extensive, intimate…
The One Home Journey | Seven Years for Seven Generations
By Rama Mani and Alexander Schieffer
Dr. Rama Mani and Professor Alexander Schieffer are embarking on an epic journey. On Earth Day, April 22, 2024, their 7-year expedition begins - visiting every country while weaving a new narrative of interconnectedness and regeneration. Follow their itinerary and progress in Kosmos.
Summoned by the Earth | A Story of Healing and Protection
By Cynthia Jurs
Tasked with an ancient Tibetan practice, Cynthia Jurs embarked on a monumental mission: to carry Earth Treasure Vases filled with prayers and holy offerings and bury them in places around the world for healing. Her book, "Summoned by the Earth," chronicles her incredible journey. A Kosmos interview and book excerpt.
Something Like Sanity | A Course Review of ‘Surviving the Future: The Deeper Dive’
You would expect a course about collapse – both ecological and societal – to be depressing. Not so with “Surviving the Future: The Deeper Dive” Shaun Chamberlin’s ten week course about the end of extractive civilization, and what comes after, offered via Sterling College.