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.
Climate Crisis
George Monbiot: Domino Theory
Our last, best hope of averting systemic environmental collapse is to use the peculiarities of complex systems to trigger cascading political regime shifts. Read here Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
National Politics
Axios: U.S. protests Israel’s refusal to back UN resolution condemning Russia
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield protested to her Israeli counterpart over Israel’s refusal to join 87 countries in backing a U.S.-led resolution to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the UN Security Council […]
EU politics
Pymnts: Italy U-Turns on Policy Supporting Cash Payments
The current Italian government, like the one before it and the one before that and the one before that, is not going to do anything to upset the EU – and bugger the Italians. Read […]
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