Of course, it’s better to be rich than poor, but the conventional approaches for making us rich — GDP growth and free trade — no longer apply.
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.
Rio+20 Needs to Address the Downsides of Growth
Herman Daly succinctly sums up the steady-state perspective in his suggestion for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
The Infinite-Planet Approach Won’t Solve the European Debt Crisis
To fix the European debt crisis and prevent the next series of financial crises, we’d better learn the lessons of our finite planet.
Ten Turkeys for Thanksgiving
Brent Blackwelder urges you to carve up a Golden Fleece Turkey or two.
Wealth, Illth, and Net Welfare
Good and bads, wealth and illth — economic growth produces them all. But how big are the bads and how damaging is the illth?
Presenting the Economic Policy of the Occupy Movement
Occupiers need to unite around a macroeconomic goal — and the right goal is a steady state economy.
How to Turn the Power of the Wall Street Protests into Real Reforms
A “repatriation holiday” would be good for well-to-do CEOs and investors, not so good for workers and taxpayers.
Making Sense of the Protests through a Post-Growth Lens
Protestors have a visceral grasp on the fact that the economy has been engineered for ecological and financial ruin.
