Howard Kunstler’s novel of a post-peak oil, post-chaos existence is a sobering read for those who look forward to such a society…

Deep inside the computer systems of the world’s corporations, governments and military, there is a zone where the legal rubs shoulders with the quasi-legal…

So what is an Urban Orchard? It’s a food swap. You grow too many lemons, so why not swap them for other edibles at your Urban Orchard market. It’s about the power of bartering… apples for asparagus, carrots for capsicum…

What positive things can we take from the experience of others to improve what it is that we do in the world? That is the question that arose when watching a new film about the work of Rosemary Morrow in Afghanistan…

Some books don’t become outdated, they are merely rereleased. So it is with an Australian book written in the 1990s about the secret underground of hackers…

With Future Scenarios, David Holmgren refocuses the permaculture design system on the big global issues but suggests a community-based response to addressing them…

Mark Diesendorf’s journey has led him from academia to social action. His new book is a manual for a citizen’s movement…