The following is an excerpt from Water Matters, editedby Tara Lohan (AlterNet Books, 2010). A collection of essays by experts in environmental issues and water conservation, Lohan has created a go-to ...

We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation will be ...

Liberty's Dawn: A People's History of the Industrial Revolution, by Emma Griffin, Yale University Press, x + 303 pages, $45. For over a century the ruling interpretations of the industrial revolution ...

Michel Pimbert receives funding from the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), Oxfam-Novib, Sida, and The Christensen Fund. The Green Revolution that began in the 1940s brought modern methods to ...

Numerous factors drove migration of Scots from rural Lowland areas during the 18th and 19th centuries. Before the Industrial Revolution transformed Scottish towns and cities, an Agricultural ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Some periods in our history are so transformative that they create a clear divide between ...

We are in the midst of what many are calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0. This is a time of disruption, massive change, opportunities, and significant risks. Fortunes will shift, ...