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Roy A. Rappaport. 1999; 535 pp. $19.95. Cambridge University Press. Roy Rappaport writes in a time of urgency, when we must ask not only how religion fits in but what [...]

MARY CATHERINE BATESON REFLECTS ON MOTHER METAPHORS FOR THE EARTH The Gaia hypothesis, developed by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis, asserts that this planet is alive. This integrates a vast [...]

The moments when individuals experience a change in perception are moments of opportunity, most especially if we can remember the thoughts and feelings that preceded the shift, and understand the [...]

So... you're having another birthday, Whole Earth. You're going the easy way, celebrating when there is a five or a zero in your age, which is traditional but arbitrary. For [...]

Sometimes when we speak of the commons we are referring to a resource like fisheries, air or water, that all members of a community can use and that may cease [...]

Emphasizes the need for comparison in the assessment of changes in perceptions toward issues in politics and the society. Discussion on the shifts in opinion and perception in world politics and social issues; Use of one's imagination to form or change perceptions; Example of comparisons that might lead to policy changes which would be supported by changes in public opinion if they were presented with conviction and imagination.

Argues whether the commons exist without common decency and common sense. What includes commons; How aberrations of behavior within the commons is regarded by the society; Suggestion on protecting the material commons.