Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Can the Politics of Urban Infrastructure Transcend NIMBYism and Polarization?
“This airport is f—ing insane.” The message flashed across my phone at 11PM Pacific Time. “Yeah it is!” I texted back immediately. My wife was trying to negotiate New York’s JFK airport at 2AM on a cold, rainy December night, after a delayed flight. The aggressive...
Future Tense: Seeing the Past Through A Rosy Lens
I was happy to be featured on a recent Australian radio show, Future Tense, speaking about the possibilities of the future and the a realistic perspective on the past. Link to article and podcast below: Future Tense From the Accompanying Article: Mr Phipps says when...
A Tribute to Barbara Marx Hubbard (1929-2019)
This is an excerpt from my book, Evolutionaries, published in 2012. Barbara died last night, and in honor of her life and work, I wanted to put this on my blog—the story of a pioneering woman and a remarkable life. The term “conscious evolution” conveys a great deal...
Just the Facts, Mr. Rosling
It’s a simple question: In the last twenty years, the proportion of the world’s population living in extreme poverty has: almost doubled? remained more or less the same? almost halved? When you ask that question of people around the world, very few get the answer...
A Zen Master Exits the Stage
RIP Bernie Glassman. Zen Teacher. Activist. Pioneer. Dude Whisperer. The original engaged Buddhist. You will be missed. Almost a decade ago, I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with Bernie Glassman and actor, Jeff Bridges. The long time partnership and...Subscribe to THINKING AHEAD Podcast
Ok, good. Now let's admit diet helps too!
https://cnb.cx/32gN2EO
stop!
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-14/bottom-trawling-hurts-the-ocean-and-the-climate via @bopinion
