The Outlook for Steady State Economics in 2013

Looking beyond Mayan myths, there’s a sign of good things to come in 2013 and beyond: more and more people are joing the steady state cause.


Elect More Women: Prerequisite for a Sustainable Economy

With men controlling legislative bodies, we’ve arrived at a global crisis point (both environmentally and socially). It’s time to try electing more women.


Economics as “Unusual” in Australian Politics

Senator Christine Milne drops some seeds of hope in the barren fields of the Australian political landscape.


The Daly-Correa Tax: Background and Explanation

Herman Daly has an unorthodox suggestion for curtailing carbon dioxide emissions: grant more power to OPEC.


Efficiency and Entrepreneurship: Key Ingredients for Infinite Growth

Professor Mountebank sets the record straight: the magic of infinite growth comes from the magic of ever-increasing efficiency.


Where Infinite Growth Meets Biophysical Limit

If we don’t like the expense of government regulation and bureaucracies, then we’ve basically got three choices. And only two of them have a future.


Climate Change Trumps Terrorism as Threat to National Security

Threats from abroad are real, but so are the threats from domestic energy policies and overconsumption of fossil fuels.


Who Will Get This Economy Going? No One

Growing the economy and improving the economy are two very different things — why don’t the candidates for U.S. President get it?


Economic Growth: The Missing Link in Environmental Journalism

Journalists are failing to connect the dots between economic growth and the most profound environmental problems.