If you want others to follow, learn to be alone with your thoughts
The loneliest generation: What it is like to grow up in England today | IPPR
A connected society is one in which we care about how others are doing and, in turn, others look out for our wellbeing. It is the state and public services
The Inner Life of Liberalism - Aaron Ross Powell’s Blog
The practices that make your life better are the same ones that sustain a free society. It's time liberalism took that seriously.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
Being a curious leader
Being a curious leader, by Emma Wilson, explores how curiosity can reshape leadership in research environments. Drawing on personal experience, this piece highlights the value of listening, asking questions, and embracing uncertainty as strengths rather than weaknesses. It reflects on how curiosity, reflexivity, and openness to different perspectives can foster more inclusive, collaborative, and supportive research cultures.
Autonomy and Clarity in Leadership Styles
There’s no one right style of leadership. Use the right style of at the right time.
In pursuit of Cognitive Solidarity
Guest post by Pip Sanderson, National Institute of Teaching (England)
Two Cheers for Anarchism: Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, …
James Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a s…
Indie Thinkers
A curated collection of quotes from the brightest minds on the internet.
The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution o…
"The very notion of the domination of nature by man ste…
Home - Inspirit Foundation
We define pluralism as the energetic engagement with diversity, active seeking of understanding across lines of difference, and the nurturing of constructive dialogue that contributes to a deep sense of belonging. In a pluralist society, people of different beliefs and backgrounds can participate equally, coexist peacefully, and thrive together.
Derek Sivers
Derek Sivers official site. Thoughts on philosophy, culture, self-improvement. Author of Useful Not True, How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Anything You Want.
Regina Harsanyi on Twitter / X
I've realized that a commons-based, peer-to-peer society is only possible at scale if anchored in a widely believed, collectively internalized narrative, or what sociologist Robert Bellah would call “civil religion.” Such narrative would help normalize cooperation,…— Regina Harsanyi (@ReginaHarsanyi) November 8, 2025
Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider
Welcome. I’m a professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, where I direct the Media Economies Design Lab and teach and learn from our students. I’ve written a book each on online democracy, cooperative enterprise, the Occupy movement, and God, and I’ve edited ones about solidarity economies, crypto, and co-ops. Reporting articles for both magazines and academic journals keeps my notebooks filled. Working with others to build a democratic economy keeps me accountable.
We Do This 'Til We Free Us
New York Times Bestseller “Organizing is both science and art. It is thinking through a vision, a strategy, and then figuring out who your targets are, always being concerned about power, always being concerned about how you’re going to actually build power in order to be able to push your issues, in order to be able to get the target to actually move in the way that you want to.” What if social transformation and liberation isn’t about waiting for someone else to come along and save us? What if ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves? In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle. With a foreword by Naomi Murakawa and chapters on seeking justice beyond the punishment system, transforming how we deal with harm and accountability, and finding hope in collective struggle for abolition, Kaba’s work is deeply rooted in the relentless belief that we can fundamentally change the world. As Kaba writes, “Nothing that we do that is worthwhile is done alone.”
When we lose shared experiences, we lose humanity Isolationism is the number one issue Isolationism leads to ignorance, ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate
Sam Clemente
People are biking by and slowing down as they pass, others walking by stop for a moment to listen, the kids are running around while a big family sits down to dinner The people in cars are oblivious to the purest human experience happening as they drive by