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Media: The Centralized Mass Media, & Local, Positive Alternatives.
Why is there growing consolidation of the media? Who controls what is available? Why is entertainment becoming more vulgar and violent? Can we create independent, positive, thoughtful alternatives?

City Repair: Creating Democratic, Just, Dynamic & Soulful Cities.
Why are modern cities so ugly? How can we create livable, humane cities? Can cities become a place where democracy, community and spirit thrive?

Peace & Non-Violence: Ways to Resolve Conflict.
Readings by Tolstoy, Gandhi, and others who focus on inner change. Can conflict be resolved at its source?

Technology: The Effect on Society and the Human Being.
Is technology good, bad, or neutral? Who benefits? Who is left out? How is the Internet and other new technologies altering mankind?

Intentional and Utopian Communities.
Exploration of the meaning of practice of community. Utopian visions and experimental creations.

The Military: The Meaning and Justification of War.
Just war theory, the international laws of war, and the psychological effect of war on the soldier and on society.

Economics, globalization, and the meaning of wealth.