Tom Athanasiou is the author of the brilliant book Divided Planet: The ecology of rich and poor and this is an article he wrote and contributed to this website.

How humans are affected by the legal doctrine that corporations should have 'human rights' such as the right to privacy that allows them to conceal knowledge of how deadly their products are...and what we can do about it.

As you wise Native American elders here have shared, you know your roots. You know the languages of your great-grandmothers, from before the White Europeans arrived and murdered your people and stole their lands.

A short story.
"There was something about the tomato plant that just wasn't right."

Surely someone, somewhere is working on saving the planet? Something will be discovered..... won't it?

A potential disaster or an opportunity?

Discover how these topics go together to show how we can awaken and transform the world.

Long one to one interview with Thom Hartmann. A fascinating insight to Thom's thoughts and opinions.

This article was adapted from the new, updated edition of "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight" by Thom Hartmann from Random House/Three Rivers Press.