In recent years, a group of economists, ecologists, and anthropologists has gained attention for trying to overturn a core tenet of economic policy — that growth is good for everyone. Known as the “degrowth” movement, these scholars suggest a reframing of humanity’s goals along ecological lines to address the climate crisis, along with a reconsideration of using gross domestic product as a metric for progress. The upheaval of the coronavirus crisis has added fuel to the debate.
Finance
Thomas Frank: Trump’s enemy is not your friend: why we shouldn’t defend Amazon
Substitute Brexit and Remain and you have the same story. We let ourselves for emotional reasons and political laziness accept binary decisions. The world is not black and white or Manichean as the intellectuals call […]
Climate Crisis
Reuters: French environment minister quits, citing lack of policy progress
Another green activist who allowed his vanity to override political judgement and support conservative, neo-liberal policy. It is a pity, because they discredit themselves. People increasingly want credibility and integrity from public figures. Political stars […]
Globalisation
Adam Tooze: Defining polycrisis – from crisis pictures to the crisis matrix
This is one way of looking at the precarious state of the world. Read here
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