Nudges don't work because they're 1) limited and fragile 2) unethical, 3) they backfire and 4) lack theoretical backing
Covid has brought Westerners face to face with death - and this might be releasing a passion for a better future
Long COVID: my work with sufferers reveals that western medicine has reached a crisis point
A salt and sugar tax, doctors prescribing veggies, farmers regenerating land... The National Food Strategy uses the pandemic to propose big changes
Yearn for the vast and endless sea (if you really want the boat built). More In Common suggest new post-Covid stories to inspire and unite us
By doubting the population’s capacity for solidarity and rational judgement, governments weakened our response to the pandemic
Pooling society’s collective intelligence helped fight COVID – it must help fight future crises too
"Lockdown? I've been preparing for this moment my entire life." But have introverts really fared better during the pandemic?
Experiencing Covid from space, the emotional directness of the Fandangoe Kid, and nearly-unacceptably Eighties: some visual soul-food
If we want a post-Covid recovery to come with stronger communities, then “commons thinking” will be vital
How can cities that rely on consumption recover from the pandemic, while reducing emissions? Here's some good ideas
The cry is that we “innovate” our way out of the Covid lows. But not the old “creative destruction” model, please
A/UK 4th Anniversary: the pandemic hasn't stopped being a major experience. Our Before&Now app still wants to capture that
The viral “Jerusalema” dance craze is just one way that we use collective ritual to sustain us during a pandemic
How an obscure 1909 novella that foretold the internet can guide us through the latest lockdown
If you want to dispel conspiracy and denial over elections, vaccines and COVID, start with close family/friends, and go in through the heart
Sustainable cities after COVID-19: are Barcelona-style green zones the answer?
Some new planetary maps of feeling: majorities want to "build back better" from Covid, and cultures shift around "survival" and "self-expression"
The Local Leader's Tookit: A Strong Towns response to the pandemic (and an America of community power you'll want to hear)
The Taipei Biennial opens its post-Covid doors - and invites you to a “Theatre of Negotiations” & a “Parliament of Things”, to address our divides over climate