Economics
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Political Straightjacket
If the ozone hole had been discovered ten years later, governments are likely to have done nothing. In The Magnificent…
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Someone Else’s Story
Scots voting no to independence would be an astonishing act of self-harm. Imagine that the question was posed the other…
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Seeds of Truth – Vandana Shiva Responds to The New Yorker
Editor’s Note: The New Yorker carried an article in its 25 August 2014 issue “Seeds of Doubt” by journalist Michael…
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Crash on Demand – or Rapid Transition?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6pFDu7lLV4 The Arctic Death Spiral and the Methane Time Bomb (Duration: 1:11:11) Please watch before continuing with the article. Can…
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Degrowth and the Carbon Budget: Powerdown Strategies for Climate Stability
Samuel Alexander (1), Simplicity Institute Climate change is not ‘a problem’ waiting for ‘a solution’. It is an environmental, cultural,…
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A Tale of Three Countries: Are Farm Subsidies Necessary?
Imagine if Tom Vilsack (whose Wikipedia biography does not list any experience whatsoever with farming or farmers prior to his…
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Not Socialism, Not Capitalism… Distributism Seeks Community Power
Not socialism, not capitalism… distributism seeks community power. by Jay Walljasper, On the Commons Conservatives, progressives and everyone else likes…
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The Pricing of Everything
The Natural Capital Agenda looks like an answer to the environmental crisis. But it’s a delusion. Below is the transcript…
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“We’re running out of oil!” – Formidable Vegetable Sound System Live on BBC London
A couple of days ago after breakfast we had the great pleasure of going on prime-time London radio to announce…
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Global Inequality and Its Ills
Inequality is bad for most people not just the poor, bad for business and political stability; and it can be…
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Permaculture Business, Part 3: On Barriers
If you haven’t done so already, you can read Part I and Part II of this series. by Rob Avis…
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Commons Way of Life vs. Market Way of Life
by Silke Helfrich The market has always been with us. What’s new about life in the last three hundred years…
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