The Business Party Wins Again – and the Earth loses
In a lucid analysis of uS politics and “The Economy,” Noam Chomsky strips the mask from the illusion of America’s “two-party” political system: “Politics is the shadow cast on society by big business,”...
View ArticleA shrinking economy is good for you … and the Earth!
Economy shrinks as consumers cut back on spending “Consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of the economy, dropped by the largest amount in 28 years in the third quarter.” This is a good...
View ArticleIt’s not the stupid economy!
Economies come and go. Socialist, capitalist, subsistence, free-market, you name it, they’ve come and gone, waxing and waning as human circumstance changes over time. Economics is a human invention, a...
View ArticleBe Bold, Mr. President-elect!
Your Weekly Address from the President-elect President-elect Obama gave his first “radio” address, via You Tube and the internet, (can you hear the radio address on the radio anywhere?) this morning,...
View ArticleIt’s all about Growth!
In a BBC article, ostensibly about Low-carbon energy, the real agenda is made clear: “New technologies will be required if the world economy is to grow without accelerating climate change.” The base...
View ArticleEconomic growth is the Problem, Not the Cure
European Activists Against Economic Growth Europe has suffered under unbridled capitalism far longer than the United States. Here’s what they’ve learned: “…degrowth emerges as the only economically...
View ArticleBuilding Community
The New Year is a traditional time to reflect on the previous year and look forward to the new. While there is much to look forward to, there is also much that carries over from the last year and...
View ArticleWhy Things That Can’t Go On Forever, Don’t
A recent blog post on Gary Patton’s excellent Two Worlds blog cites The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity, a study proposed to help create “a society that recognizes, measures, manages and...
View ArticleHuman Society – Going the Way of the Dinosaur?
Dinosaurs didn’t go extent. They just flew away!The word sustainability has almost lost all meaning in environmental discussions, as it has been applied to all manner of human activity. Many are...
View ArticleThe Murmer Beneath the Headlines
Recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut and elsewhere were shocking and awesome. The dissonance of the images of war in peaceful downtown gay Paris were particularly troublesome. There are some,...
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