An Earth Constitution: Has Its Time Come?
The people of Earth confront a common destiny without a coordinated way to mute dangers and pursue ambitions. As mounting crises reveal the inadequacy of the UN’s state-centric model, the idea of a constitutional world federation gains traction. Glen Martin’s opening essay introduces the Earth Constitution proposal for a new transnational political order. Three panels respond to this bold initiative: the first endorses the approach, the second favors different strategies, and the third spotlights the cultivation of inclusive, democratic processes.
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An inquiry into the prospects for human affiliation and empathy expanding beyond existing states and particular identities. -
An exploration of how to align educational systems with new imperatives in the long term, while delivering innovate curricula and teaching within existing systems in the near term.
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Human activity has jolted the Earth into a hostile new state. If we care about building a decent future, how should we think about “the Anthropocene”? -
Should society provide every citizen with a basic income, no strings attached? Proponents and critics of a universal basic income debate whether it should be a central element of strategies for transformation.
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Conservation at the Crossroads
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