Eric Zencey reports encouraging news from the United Nations, but he knows a sustainable economic system won’t arise without concerted effort.
Capital, Debt, and Alchemy
Herman Daly explains Frederick Soddy’s far-reaching economic insight, and he comes up with a doozy of a conclusion.
Uneconomic Growth Deepens Depression
Herman Daly makes the case against using obsolete growth policies to dig out of the recession, and he issues a challenge to technological optimists.
Economic Growth, Obesity, and the Creed of Greed
Society has reached a tipping point where further economic growth is causing serious health problems.
The Fallacy of the Tragedy of the Commons
Garrett Hardin seems to have made the some incorrect assumptions about human behavior — assumptions familiar to students of economics.
Why Do We Assume More Equals Better?
Count Chocula and the people who give him a voice are working off an untested assumption.
There’s Hope for a New Economy in the New Year
Brent Blackwelder believes 2012 will be the year we break free from the “global suicide pact” of continuous growth.
An Open Letter to Peter Kent, Canada’s Minister of the Environment
James Johnston sees through what could only be described as a hoax by Canada’s Minister of the Environment.
Storage Nation
Is there a more surreal industry than self storage when viewed from the steady-state perspective?
