Economics for a Full World
Because of the exponential economic growth since World War II, we now live in a full world, but we still behave as if it were empty, with ample space and resources for the indefinite future.
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American Journalism’s Ideology: Why the “Liberal” Media is Fundamentalist
There are three key elements to the dominant ideology of the contemporary United States—involving world affairs, economics, and ecology—which can be best understood as forms of fundamentalism.
Are We Prepared to Change to Prevent Climate Change?
What is needed to get us out of our comfort zone and fight for our children’s future?
Renewable Energy Will Not Support Economic Growth
Can we transition to these renewable energy sources and continue using energy the way we do today?
The Era of Breakdown
The fourth of the stages in the sequence of collapse we’ve been discussing is the era of breakdown.
Prosperous Descent: Crisis as Opportunity in an Age of Limits
Uncivilising ourselves from our destructive civilisation and building something new is the great, undefined, creative challenge we face in coming decades – which is a challenge both of opposition and renewal.
A Thirst for Economic Change?
Perhaps the catalyst could be a life-altering dearth of a critical resource that, until recently, most of us in the United States have taken for granted: water.
Why We Have an Oversupply of Almost Everything (Oil, labor, capital, etc.)
Glut of Capital and Labor Challenge Policy Makers: Global oversupply extends beyond commodities, elevating deflation risk. To me, this is a very serious issue, quite likely signaling that we are reaching what has been called Limits to Growth…
A Community Resilience Take on The Great Transition
A review of Bounding the Planetary Future: Why We Need a Great Transition.
Bounding the Planetary Future: Why We Need a Great Transition
We need an integrated approach, one that reconnects human development with the biosphere.
John Michael Greer: The God Of Technological Progress May Well Be Dead
The stories running our heads influence everything from our beliefs to our values to our actions.
Feed Yourself
Oil guru Richard Heinberg on life after fossil fuels. Marjory Wildcraft: why you may want to grow your own groceries.
