How should we distribute resources? Often, the market is considered to be the best system for distributing resources. However, the market distributes resources to those who can afford them, not necessarily those who need them. The state may also help to d

Many people are now suggesting that the food system is broken, but what do they mean by broken?  Is the problem the quantity of food? The quality? The inequality within the system, or its impact on the climate and environmental crisis? Despite these criti

Most politics are currently dominated by political parties which are locked into conflict with each other.  In this system, people don't turn up as individuals but as part of the party machine, in which they work together to wield power over other pa

Economic globalisation is a complex process that affects everybody. There are many stories told about globalisation, that it benefits everybody, that some people benefit at the expense of others, or that everybody stands to lose from it.  So which is true

How we organise ourselves is central to the way our society functions. We often take for granted the power dynamics and values that are present in the modern-day nation-state, but who do these arrangements benefit and who does it disempower? Is governance

In this episode, I talk with Fleur and Marco about power dynamics and pedagogies within social movements generally but is focused on our experience with Extinction Rebellion. One of the themes that lie at the heart of this discussion is about whose voices

In this episode, I chat with renowned heterodox economist Steve Keen about Economics.We dive into the history of capitalism as a system of organisation, as well as the origins of the theories created to explain it and unearth the assumptions made by early

In the past, economic growth has been strongly correlated with improvements in human wellbeing, and so economic growth is generally considered to be a good proxy measure for human wellbeing. But is growth always good? Can it continue forever? How are the

On the surface permaculture can appear to just be a hip form of gardening, although permaculturists often suggest it is a revolution disguised as gardening.  But what is permaculture? Is permaculture perennial agriculture? Intelligent integrated design of

The amount of energy we have available to do valuable work is a parameter that continually shapes and reshapes how our societies are organised economically, politically, socially, and ethically. Therefore understanding our energy systems and their capabil