Is universal basic income part of a just transition?
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy In Focus
Instead of focusing so many human resources on ensuring that the well-off do not receive benefits, the universal character of UBI guarantees that no one who needs help is left out.
The “Selling” of Degrowth
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy In Focus
Can those who advocate hitting the brakes on economic growth get their message across before it's too late?
Climate change and the limits of economic growth
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy In Focus
The only effective way to control carbon emissions, as well as related problems of pollution and biodiversity loss, is to address “overshoot,” the unconstrained use of energy and material resources well beyond planetary limits, particularly in the richer parts of the world.
Painting the world green
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy In Focus
The fate of the United States has never been more linked—virally, environmentally, economically, and existentially—to the fate of the rest of the world.
A Pandemic Pivot
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy In Focus
If the current pandemic is a test of the global emergency response system, the international community is flunking big time.
The Problem of Surplus White Men
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy In Focus
The past option of sending surplus white men off to other lands is no longer on the table. In taking the problem of surplus white men seriously, it’s not necessary to jettison identity politics or pander to sexism and racism.
The Black Death Killed Feudalism. What Does COVID-19 Mean for Capitalism?
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy In Focus
Are we now at just such a moment in world history? Will the coronavirus permanently transform the relationship between the state and the market?
Will the Coronavirus Kill Globalization?
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy In Focus
The global spread of a new pathogen has exposed the fragility of modern life. As it moves around the world, the coronavirus has compromised the circulatory system of globalization, dramatically reducing the international flow of money, goods, and people.