Abundance and Cults

Can Abundance Include Nature?

Shawn Regan | Ecomodernist | 13th February 2026

The Abundance movement is becoming a major political force, and yet the conservation community is noticeably absent from its coalition. Understandable, given that it has long been about limiting human impacts. But many species, forests and wetlands now require continued human intervention to survive. “Conservation today isn’t something that happens on its own. It must be supplied” (2,400 words)

The Cult Deprogrammer

Sanjiv Bhattacharya | Minority Report | 16th February 2026

Stories about cults with Rick Ross, America’s “foremost cult deprogrammer”. He has travelled the world working with cult victims and thinks that the “US is the best place for a cult to set up shop”, not least because of its legal framework, which offers immunities and protections not available in other countries. When asked what type of person would join a cult, he replies, “every kind” (2,400 words)