Thriving People, Thriving Planet

Economic Liberation for All

Author name: Rebekah Moan

Rebekah Moan has worked as a professional journalist since graduating from the honors program at American University in 2006.

What Can I, We, Do?

Historical Patterns of Change and the Possibility of Optimistic Agency. By: Sohail Inayatullah. Optimism is hard to maintain in many societies today, especially when the future envisioned in the 1960s – what the macrohistorian Immanuel Wallerstein calls “the social revolutions of the 60s” – of a green, gender-equitable, peaceful, and progressive society, seems to be facing a major setback. Theories from thinkers like Sarkar provide insight into these patterns. He argued that the end of the capitalist era can be observed through multiple signs: extreme exploitation, growing inequality, and the rise of the billionaire class.

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Zero Proofed Turns Alcohol Culture on its Head

By Rebekah Moan One of the aspects that makes Prout so unique and revolutionary is that it’s an entire systems-change phenomenon. It’s a theory, a practice, a movement, a guide for living that focuses on creating a healthy, harmonious society that values all beings. One tangible way to do that is to create a space where people are in harmony with themselves. That’s exactly what sisters Priyanka and Chirasmita Kompella have accomplished with their business Zero Proofed.

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