The human predicament in 2020: Interacting global crises and the new normal
Many fear that a broader systems collapse could be a plausible scenario. Given what we know, how do we respond?
The world that food made with Raj Patel
In this Omega Conversation, Shorey Meyers speaks with Raj Patel, an award-winning author, film-maker and academic.
Navigating a path between fantasy & doom
In this Omega Conversation, Omega founder Michael Lerner is joined by Nate Hagens.
Nate Hagens: The state of the species 2020
Nate Hagens, Director of EnergyandOurFuture.org, covers the state of the economy, environment and human cultural situation in the face of the recent Coronavirus.
Agroecology & the reconstruction of post-COVID 19 agriculture & food systems
In this Omega Conversation, Omega founder Michael Lerner is joined by agroecologist Miguel Altieri.
COVID-19: Learning from the crisis & re-imagining the future for environmental & climate challenges
In this Omega Conversation, Omega founder Michael Lerner is joined by Sunita Narain, a leading Indian activist and environmentalist.
Are we in the omega phase of the adaptive cycle?
Thomas Homer Dixon addresses the Upside of Down, his forthcoming book Commanding Hope, and the Cascade Institute.
Reimagining philanthropy in the age of the virus: Reflections for the Omega Advisory Board
By Omega advisors Katherine Fulton & Mark Valentine This essay was completed on April 20, 2020, to coincide with the first meeting of the advisory board of Omega: The Resilience Funders Network. While Omega’s efforts had been underway for some...
A framework for understanding the COVID-19 crisis & preparing for what is next
Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq shares a framework by which we can understand and respond to the COVID-19 crisis while anticipating its consequences and preparing for what’s next.
Everything Can Collapse: A Manual for Our Times
co-authored by Pablo Servigne and Raphaël Stevens, provides “a valuable guide to help everyone make sense of the new and potentially catastrophic situation in which we now find ourselves.”
Fires & blackouts are the new normal: Are we ready?
The public outrage over their recent CEO bonuses, lobbying, and political investments rather than fixing old and accident-prone infrastructure, was swift and accurate.
Greta Thunberg’s full speech to world leaders at UN Climate Action Summit
In this September 23, 2019, video, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg chastised world leaders for failing younger generations by not taking sufficient steps to stop climate change. You have stolen my childhood and my dreams with your empty...