Monthly Archives: July 2011

New York Times Op-Ed By Nicholas Kristof, July 23, 2011 [Editor’s note: I post this here because the US debt is symbolic of the ponzi scheme of money per se. With banks lending around $9 (or more) for every dollar … Continue reading →

By Marcus Stephen New York Times, July 18, 2011 I forgive you if you have never heard of my country. At just 8 square miles, about a third of the size of Manhattan, and located in the southern Pacific Ocean, … Continue reading →

The FT’s Economists’ Forum   Tom Palley, New America Foundation [Editor’s note: Unlike the degrowth discussion of a basic income, this proposal is directed at actually increasing consumption.] The global economy is suffering from severe shortage of demand. In developed … Continue reading →

by Eduardo Gudynas, Centro Latino Americano de Ecología Social Sumaq Kawsay (Quechua), Suma Qamaña (Aymara), Buen vivir (Spanish), Good Living or Living Well (English) encompasses a set of ideas coming forward as both a reaction and an alternative to conventional … Continue reading →

Granma, 14 July 2011 María Elena Alvarez Ponce HAVANA.—The celebration in Cuba of World Population Day 2011 turned into an opportunity to reflect on the current and long-term demographic dynamics in Cuba and the challenges that this implies for society … Continue reading →

Brewster Kneen reviews Susan George‘s book “Whose Crisis, Whose Future” [Note: Susan’s choice of the title was “Their Crises, Our Solutions” which is the French version’s title.] Inequity has long been the subject of Susan George’s research and writing, and … Continue reading →

by Gunter Pauli Thursday, June 30, 2011 http://www.gunterpauli.com/gunterpauli.com/Blog/Entries/2011/6/30_THE_END_OF_GLOBALIZATION.html For decades the world economy has been on a path towards globalization. The drive to achieve ever larger economies of scale, at ever lower marginal costs pushed manufacturing to standardize, slashing expenses … Continue reading →

July 12, 2011 — Green capitalism is on a roll at the moment. On July 8, a group of New Zealand business leaders launched their “Pure Advantage” campaign with full-page ads in the daily papers headed, “Even if you don’t … Continue reading →

This is an interesting take off on Make Poverty History, much as the Millenium Consumption Goals are a take off on the Millenium Development Goals. “Make Wealth History is an exploration of sustainable living in the real world. The lifestyle … Continue reading →

By Raúl Zibechi One of the main disadvantages that poor and working class people face in building a new world is that it is very difficult to even imagine what one would be like. The experience of a group of … Continue reading →