There is a common confusion around the subject of health.
The focus of local governments should be ensuring that child protection protection services are prioritised.
What can we learn from the American disaster? First, that democracy isn’t easy.
It is time to greatly restrict the use of private motorised vehicles and make our cities more liveable.
If we have learnt nothing else in the last several months, it is not to underestimate the power of young people.
The belief shared by corporate and government leaders that bigger is always better is founded on the false assumption
Play is not a unique human construction: baby animals engage in play, using it to learn a variety of important skills
Why is it possible to manufacture and advertise a car that goes faster than the maximum allowable speed?
The devastation is already here and now; the longer we wait, the greater and sooner the future damage
In some neighbourhoods, when the power goes out, people emerge from their apartments and socialise.
Imagine for a moment our city without cars, but with high-quality public transport, people zipping by on bicycles, others on foot.
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that “traffic was particularly bad today,” I could have retired already
The crises we face are terrifying. And yet I can still imagine an infinitely better life that would solve many of our problems.
People in power also need to be held accountable for addressing violence in their institutions, be they religious, educational or other.
Our craze to build and pave has led us to create cities of concrete and asphalt. Canals and wetlands are paved over.
People tend to believe in progress. As the decades advance, we become more civilised. We expand important freedoms, like voting rights. Except that time and time again, some events prove otherwise.
It is difficult these days to go anywhere or do anything without thinking or hearing about inflation – what is less obvious is what to do about it.
