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A Lucretian piety—"Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery and the beauty of the world. And it’s breathtaking."

Yanis Varoufakis in conversation with Gerardo Pisarello on democracy, Europe and municipalism and the launch of the "Democracy in Europe Movement 2025" (DiEM 25)

Spiritual but not religious? Religious but not spiritual?—On the need to develop a self-conscious, secular, religious minimalism

A walk through Cambridge and then on to Grantchester Meadows and Byron's Pool

Staying in with Bookchin

A new "declaration of independence" for the preservation of life, and liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Dancing waltzes—“a small gate to a great castle”—some reflections on the New Year’s Day concert from Vienna