What Could the French “Yellow Vests” Teach Us about Ourselves?
French protesters wear yellow vests as they march in Paris against rising oil prices and living costs near the Arc de Triomphe on the...
Jan 7, 20193 min read
UN Backs Seed Sovereignty in Landmark Peasants’ Rights Declaration
Mary Tembo displays her homegrown organic seeds at her farm in Chongwe, Zambia. (Timothy A. Wise) Originally Published on Food Tank,...
Jan 4, 20195 min read
Courage is Contagious
By Frances Moore Lappé / December 11, 2018 A crowd gathers in Leipzig, Germany to commemorate the 70,000 people who courageously joined...
Dec 12, 20184 min read
The Opposite of Evil is No Longer Goodness
By Frances Moore Lappé / November 30, 2018 Lady Liberty getting arrested. "Being 'good'—kind and honest with those we touch directly—is...
Nov 30, 20184 min read
What is Courage?
By Frances Moore Lappé / November 21, 2018 Fear can be a seedling for change. Green Belt Movement tree nursery in Tumutumu Hills, Kenya....
Nov 21, 20183 min read
Seeds of Resistance, Harvests of Hope: Farmers halt a land grab in Mozambique
Founding members of the new Tsakane Farmers Association in Xai-Xai, Mozambique, where they have applied for their own land after...
Oct 30, 20186 min read