Monthly Archives: November 2019

With climate catastrophe on the horizon, we should reject this orgy of consumption – and find joy in not shopping at all https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/29/mass-consumerism-black-friday-climate-catastrophe-consumption-shopping

The price of renewable energy continues to drop, which is a good thing, and some new technologies like that from Bill Gates hold promise. But no single disruptive energy generating technology has emerged to sufficiently course-correct against ecological collapse…. As … Continue reading →

Jason Hickel In recent years prominent pundits including Steven Pinker, Jordan Peterson and Bill Gates have invoked the progress in global life expectancies to defend capitalism against a growing tide of critics. It’s a familiar story. The prevailing narrative is … Continue reading →

By Jason Hickel and Martin Kirk7 minute Read This story reflects the views of these authors, but not necessarily the editorial position of Fast Company. These are fast-changing times. Old certainties are collapsing around us and people are scrambling for … Continue reading →

Does the Green New Deal assume a faith in “green growth”? Does the Green New Deal make promises that go far beyond what our societies can afford? Will the Green New Deal saddle ordinary taxpayers with huge tax bills? Can … Continue reading →

It seemed like divine intervention—or at least the hand of Gaia. Minutes after the Venetian city council voted down a resolution addressing the climate crisis Wednesday, the council chambers were filled with water for the first time in history, the … Continue reading →

World-renowned scholar Walden Bello on the financialization of the Chinese economy, the middle-class roots of far-right movements, and the urgent need for a radical alternative to capitalism’s crises. https://jacobinmag.com/2019/10/walden-bello-interview-capitalism-china

When countries run short of food, they need to find solutions fast, and one answer can be urban farming. That was the remedy Cuba seized with both hands 30 years ago when it was confronted with the dilemma of an … Continue reading →

The Chico California plan is one of many similar local initiatives that have sprung up… [and] may be the most politically significant. Because the Chico Green New Deal is based directly on this region’s hard-won experience of living through the … Continue reading →

An excellent article on social media advertising, an obstacle to planning for a post growth world. Bob Targeted advertising, along with the digital economy’s reliance on advertising-based business models, is one of the most destructive trends in the modern world. … Continue reading →