Monthly Archives: March 2013

Post Growth Reflections – 2012 by Donnie Maclurcan Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:14 PM PST As we move into what feels like a year brimming with post growth possibilities, we take a moment to reflect on the year that has … Continue reading →

by Don Fitz, Green Time TV KNLC-TV, St. Louis MO USA from the Climate & Capitalism web site The question is not should we advocate reducing production within capitalist society but rather: How do we best relate to those struggles … Continue reading →

Don’t Laugh: The UN’s First International Happiness Day is Serious Business – by Frances Moore Lappé http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/got-happiness-first-un-international-day-of-happiness I never thought I would see the day when the United Nations declared the world’s first International Happiness Day. The purpose of it, … Continue reading →

By Marco Tistarelli Epoch Times Staff As the three main parties try to form a government in the aftermath of an election that produced no majority ruling party, M5S, led by former comedian Beppe Grillo, is bringing to the mainstream … Continue reading →

GENEVA, Mar 18 2013 (IPS) – The current growth model is not sustainable. Neither the green economy nor alternative sources of energy can prevent global warming. Solutions will come from concerted actions at the local and national levels, from the … Continue reading →

A gathering of people who understand there’s something fundamentally wrong with the current economic system and pioneers who are already building a new economy. We invite students from universities across the region, citizens and organizations who are interested in building … Continue reading →

Economist Jeff Rubin and environmentalist David Suzuki might seem an unlikely pairing. But they’ve been touring Canada together, talking about the natural limits to growth from their very different perspectives. We listen in as they try to convince a Calgary … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON, Mar 12 2013 (IPS) – Cyber threats appear to have largely replaced terrorism as posing the greatest risks to U.S. national security, which also confronts major longer-term challenges from the effects of natural resource shortages and climate change, according … Continue reading →

The Conquest of Nature And What We’ve Lost By Lewis H. Lapham The modern industrial society emerging into the twentieth century transformed animals into products and commodities, swept up in the tide of economic and scientific progress otherwise known as … Continue reading →

The revolution begins today by Daniel Chavez By definition, a revolution is a collective process, not a one-man endeavour. While the social and political legacy of Hugo Chávez is remarkable, the Bolivarian Revolution, has been intrinsically tied to him as … Continue reading →