Rolling Out the Doughnut

Leonora Grcheva of DEAL talks about how Kate Raworth’s innovative economic theory is being translated into sustainable practice in cities across the world

‘The Doughnut gives us a new way to conceptualise who we are, how we position ourselves as part of the living world, and how we can reimagine our future’

The Power of Gold

Alan Ereira talks about his new book, which traces the relationship between human beings and this most precious metal over a period of 7,000 years

‘The notion that gold contains immutable value is somehow enormously powerful. Of course, gold doesn’t actually have that value in itself; we attribute that to it without thinking, unconsciously.’

African Apocalypse

Rob Lemkin and Femi Nylander on the making of their new film about the realities and legacies of colonialism

“This was not just something that occurred in a faraway place. These events – not just in Niger but in all subjugated countries – formed the modern world”

Free, Fair and Alive

Michael Dunwell | This inspiring book by David Bollier and Silke Helfrich explores in depth the theory and practice of ‘The Commons’ – a new way of thinking about economics that is not based upon the individual per se, but recognises the deep connections between our own interests and well-being of others.