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Degrowth

The Great Simplification

The Great Simplification will be the era of the 21st century where we unwind a lot of the complexity built into our system over the last century of fossil fuel addiction. It doesn't have to be a disaster, but it's going to mean a different sort of existence. VIDEOS | INTERVIEW

Colonization

Erasure of Indigenous Identity

By Martin Heavy Head Jr.

"Toxic masculinity paints us as skilled warriors who hunted Buffalo with our bare hands, gnashing meat off the bone, and made ridiculous powerful love every night. There’s no time for Gardening when you’re doing all those manly things, now is there?"

Wayfinding

Finding Ben | Mental Health, Justice, and Healing

By Robert J. Rosenthal

After his son took his own life, a veteran journalist finds healing and hope in a San Quentin Prison men's group called Guiding Rage Into Power (GRIP). A new journalism Fellowship for improved mental health reporting gives voice to the silenced. VIDEO | ESSAY | INTERVIEW

Domination

Gender and Peace | Thoughts on the Russian War in Ukraine

By Erik Melander

Research shows that societies which are more gender equal also are more peaceful. A modern military that is gender-balanced could result in greater commitment to ethics, values and keeping the peace.

Unlearning

Blueprints for Men

By Mark Grayson

Ever the rugged individualists of myth and legend, we men are content to run the race with our broken conditioning rather than step into the unknown. Unfortunately, success in this race is not an individual event; it’s a team sport that impacts our communities.

Belief

Climate Crisis | A Problem of Myth?

By Travis Redtail

Humanity's archetypal detachment from Nature is now being challenged within a single generation. Our ability to operate independent of consequence is being denied.