Can songs change the world? Maybe not, but they can help to ensure that the world doesn’t change us.

Without respect, confidence and esteem on all sides, polarisation in politics will be permanent.

How to avoid the ‘white savior syndrome.’

What might a medieval recluse say to postmodern activists?

Should the Brumadinho dam collapse be framed as corporate incompetence or a crime against people and nature? Español

We cannot create what we cannot imagine, and to imagine we need stories and words to tell them.

A system that privileges rationality over emotion is a system that protects the status quo. Stories have no such qualms.

Today, campaigners dressed as wolves in suits invaded the streets of Davos to highlight the real face of private-sector influence.

How can we tame technology to do what we need and then let it go so that we can be more connected to each other in real life?

Politics is pre-truth not post-truth. Does the regulation of advertising provide some answers?

“We need an awakening of consciousness for everyone to understand how important we are as workers of the land.”

On the night before Christmas, we’ll all be about. While the people are sleeping, we’ll realise our clout. We’ll expropriate goods from the stores, ‘cos that’s fair. And distribute them widely, to those who need care.

Mental health receives less than 11 per cent of health spending in the UK and one per cent in low-­income countries, yet it is central to national wellbeing. 

Throughout history, the story of Exodus has inspired people around the world fleeing persecution.

The 2016 vote offered a binary choice of in or out. Any new vote must expand the conversation.

Today’s actions by Central Americans and Palestinians show a historic convergence of resistance to borders. Español