The new possible Visions of our world beyond crisis

Book - 2021

"In the midst of loss and death and suffering, our charge is to figure out what freedom really means--and how we take steps to get there. The uprising of 2020 marked a new phase in the unfolding Movement for Black Lives. The brutal killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor, and countless other injustices large and small, were the match that lit the spark of the largest protest movement in US history, a historic uprising against racism and the politics of disposability that the Covid-19 pandemic lays bare. In this urgent and incisive collection of new interviews bookended by two new essays, Marc Lamont Hill critically examines the "pre-existing conditions" that have led us to this moment of crisis and upheava...l, guiding us through both the perils and possibilities, and helping us imagine an abolitionist future."--Barnesandnoble.com

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Published
Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books [2021]
Language
English
Other Authors
Kim Stanley Robinson (writer of foreword)
Physical Description
xxix, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Included bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781725285835
9781725285828
  • Earth. Envisioning an ecological civilization / Jeremy Lent
  • Speaking our needs for the future / Varshini Prakash
  • The pandemic: portal to a living Earth paradigm / Atossa Soltani
  • Us. The architecture of abundance: a path to a democratic economy / Justin Rosenstein and the One Project Team
  • Ubuntu: the dream of a planetary community / Mamphela Ramphele
  • The future belongs to us, here's what we're going to need: reflections of a teenage activist / Anisa Nanavati
  • Change. In search of a politics of resilience: on the field and in the mind / Michael Pollan
  • Caring for people and nature first: four cornerstones for a successful progressive agenda / Riane Eisler
  • Re-aligning technology with humanity / Tristan Harris
  • Wealth. The commons as a new paradigm of economics, politics, and culture / David Bollier
  • Public banking as a cornerstone of the commons / Ellen Brown
  • Building an economy of wellbeing and indigenomics / Mark Anielski
  • Work. The means are the ends: microeconomics will matter / Jess Rimington
  • The income guarantee / Natalie Foster
  • Humanizing work: co-operatives after the Age of Capital / John Restakis
  • Food. Planting the seeds of the future / Vandana Shiva
  • Food for healing / Mike Joy
  • COVID-19, the industrial food system, and inclusive justice / Eileen Crist
  • Education at the edge of history / Zak Stein
  • What if we looked at our world as a painting / Oren Slozberg
  • Love. Open hearts, open minds / Jack Kornfield
  • Choosing peace / Francis Mading Deng
  • Integral Ecology / Fr. Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam
  • Community. Coming back to place / Helena Norberg-Hodge
  • Whakawhanaungatanga as a blueprint for radical social transformation / Rebecca Kiddle
  • Now that we know the critique of global capitalism was correct / Arturo Escobar
  • Tomorrow. Telling a new story / David C. Korten.
Review by Choice Review

This highly readable book explores how COVID-19 has indelibly changed the world, offering contributions that consider new possibilities for the future, addressing the climate crisis, white supremacy, poverty, education, politics, art, work, spiritual and religious traditions, and economics. One approach suggests using Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) as a method of bridging the divide between individuals and groups who take up opposing positions. VTS does not demand resolution but allows one to appreciate other viewpoints and commonalities. Notably, the global pandemic has forced commonality on everyone, revealing the violence of communities today in obvious (e.g., the murder of George Floyd) and subtle ways. For example, the attention economy engendered by tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter has robbed users of choice by targeting individuals based on their clicks and keeping them confined to echo chambers--this is epistemic violence against the human need for meaning-making. One author calls for leaving space open for multiple worlds to speak multiple truths. Others call for building an economy of well-being and a civilization of love, grounded in shared experiences. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels. --Patricia A. Murphy, emerita, University of Toledo

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