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Why I support Occupy Wall Street
In a word: health. The health of the planet. Put simply, a huge gap between the fabulously wealthy and everyone else is bad for the planet. Why? Because such a system is wasteful and costly. It’s wasteful because it allows … Continue reading
Posted in nature, politics
Tagged attitudes toward nature, climate change, ecological economics, economics, global warming, inequality, sustainability
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Reciprocity
I’ve been thinking about reciprocity lately—how it holds relationships together. How partnerships end if one or the other takes more than gives. How wars start over lack of reciprocity—disrespect, seizing land, taking resources. How contracts aren’t successful and trades don’t … Continue reading
Posted in nature, politics, spirituality
Tagged economics, indigenous traditions, reciprocity
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Toward an Earthwise economy, part 2: Happy Planet Index
Americans like to think of ourselves as some of the happiest people on Earth. We have one of the highest standards of living, we help ourselves to information from anywhere, we enjoy foods from around the world, we can travel … Continue reading
Air money—or bringing the financial crisis down to Earth
The present economic crisis has been explained in many ways: a mortgage meltdown, a housing bubble burst, the collapse of fancy financial instruments. But all of these explanations point to a problem that plagues our economic system at its core: … Continue reading
Posted in education, nature, politics
Tagged ecological economics, economics, financial crisis, Herman Daly, Michael Mandel
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