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Democracy depends on us

HOPE COMES FROM ACTION

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Recent blogs, fact sheets, and publications from the Small Planet Institute

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The US has become a deeply polarized nation. One idea to overcome this is to pay people to disagree.

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In 2026, the federal government is telling us how men should be men

Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally Oct 27th 2024

Perhaps the most important takeaway from Mr. Mamdani’s campaign is this: Hope grounded in possibility is the fuel for...

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Small Planet Institute believes that hope has enormous power. We identify core, often unspoken, assumptions—economic, political, and psychological—now driving humanity to take our planet in directions that none of us individually would ever choose. In addressing this tragedy, Small Planet focuses on solutions: From the crisis of needless hunger to that of democracy itself, we offer evidence-based, life-serving frames of understanding and stories of possibility to enable all of us to perceive and join in solutions emerging everywhere.

 


“Every aspect of our lives is, in a sense, a vote for the kind of world we want to live in.” 

—Frances Moore Lappé

Discover the book that revolutionized the meaning of our food choices and sold more than 3 million copies—now in a 50th-anniversary edition with a timely introduction plus new and updated plant-centered recipes

This new edition features eighty-five updated plant-centered recipes, including more than a dozen new delights from celebrity chefs including Mark Bittman, Padma Lakshmi, Alice Waters, José Andrés, Bryant Terry, Mollie Katzen, and Sean Sherman.

Diet for a Small Planet
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