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.
National Politics
Marcus Barnett: Behind the UK Post Office IT Scandal
This is a major unknown scandal. It reveals the insidiousness of the class system in UK companies and courts. Victims are not demanding that Royal Mail managers face prosecution. And the judges? Read Here
Climate Crisis
DeZeen: “Our dependency on growth, like on concrete, must be abolished”
The pursuit of infinite economic growth is driving climate breakdown and producing ecologically toxic architecture, argues Phineas Harper, one of the chief curators of the Oslo Architecture Triennale. Read here
EU politics
U.S. News: German Union Calls for Amazon Workers to Strike on ‘Prime Day’
A German trade union called on workers at seven Amazon warehouses to go on strike on Monday for several days to coincide with the global Prime Day promotion. Verdi said it was organising the three-day […]
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