Stability and sharing: basic income in history

During a visit to Amsterdam last year, I was struck by the huge throngs of people from all over the world visiting the Vincent...

Mismodelling human beings – “rational economic men” in love, politics and everyday life

This chapter explores the assumptions about human nature on which mainstream economics is based. The description of “rational economic man” ignores most psychological and...

Stop Climate Chaos event: Dinner with Darwin, July 22

Stop Climate Chaos, of which Feasta is a member, is organising an event on July 22: “Happenings in partnership with Dublin City Council and Stop...

King Donald and his Court

Democracy is participative In this article I want to argue that the election and presidency of Donald Trump is a symptom of the crisis in...

Negative Emissions Technologies: Curse or Salvation?

Barry McMullin, who prepared this presentation, is involved an Dublin City University-based project that examines the potential for Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) in Ireland....

Biomass is a Common

by Patrick Noble The mass of life is composed of countless interconnections. It flows between species and between generations of each species. Nevertheless, all those...

Water Commons Thinkery report

A Thinkery on Water Commons was held in UCC on Friday, June 23rd. This event was jointly organised by Feasta’s Water Commons group and...

Using energy to extract energy – the dynamics of depletion

The “Limits to Growth Study” of 1972 was deeply controversial and criticised by many economists. Over 40 years later, it seems remarkably prophetic and...

An American in Post-Paris: Persisting for climate justice and basic income

We invite you to a talk and discussion with Mike Sandler, an American climate campaigner on the prospects for environmental and economic justice in...

Public meeting: the Water Protectors, June 26th at 8pm

A public meeting, admission free, donations welcome to cover organising costs. Venue: The Teacher’s Club, Parnell Square, DublinDate: Monday, June 26th at 8pm Chas Jewett, Standing...

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