by daniel | Jan 26, 2022 | Civil Society, Democracy, Educational Design, Perception
We are awash in a drumbeat of constant messaging about repeated defeats of progressive legislation – and how Republicans are certain to sweep the fall elections. This narrative, this flood of messaging, is corrosive. It is hard to deny that Congress is beyond...
by daniel | Apr 7, 2020 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, Pandemic, Storytelling
The world looks far different today than what most people could have imagined just two months ago. The normally crowded Red Square at the local university sits vacant. The spread of the pandemic, the extent of the lockdowns, and the enormity of the economic...
by daniel | Oct 20, 2019 | Civil Society, Democracy, Perception, Technology
For years the transgressions have been piling up. Privacy breaches. Data mining exposés. Obvious violations of trust. Denial used as a battle weapon. Hollow apologies. Despite all this, most Facebook users have...
by daniel | May 19, 2019 | Climate Crisis, Democracy, First Nations/Aboriginal People, Nature
Absent development, the Yintah represents some of the world’s most beautiful land. Sometimes, out of the vast swamp of issues that vie for our attention, something rises up and calls us to immediate action. A travesty taking place right now in the...
by daniel | Feb 1, 2019 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, First Nations/Aboriginal People, Nature
It has been a dramatic month in the snowy woodlands of northern British Columbia. In a remote area known to its Indigenous population as the Yintah, or sacred territory, construction of a three-story healing center is nearly complete. This off-grid facility is a...
by daniel | Dec 14, 2018 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy
As a kid, I clearly recall the feelings swirling around the day after an election. My father had a penchant for fighting losing campaigns, which always made the day afterward — following months of rallies, doorbelling, and meetings — feel empty and...
