Alinternet reflections Alinta Pilkington

Limbic Capitalism is a term coined by historian David Courtwright in his 2021 book the Age of Addiction which refers to the coordinated and predatorial way big corporate, complicit governments and criminal organisations target or pleasure seeking limbic system to generate an addiction to their product, thereby maximising both sales and profits.

With our limited time left can we consider Capitalism as a vehicle for putting the planet at the centre of our agendas?

Located at the foot of the Snowy Mountains, Corryong's Acres and Acres co-op found a way to restore food relief to a town devastated by the Black Summer bushfires

Corowa is a small town nestled on the border of Australia's New South Wales and Victoria. For 10 years it has been servicing it's community, providing safety, food security and democracy to it's residents. This podcast is a deep dive into its origin story and values.

Truth. Is it objective? Or can we only ever grapple with it in its subjectivities? That is, is truth shaped by own experiences and position within the world? Is, what is truth to us, simply the paradigm or discourse that we operate within? And if so, how do we challenge or change what it is that is accepted as truth?

How degrowth can provide the solution to environmental and social problems, when guided by participatory action methodologies