The problem is unemployment; only growth can create the jobs. Schools and hospitals are underfunded; the answer is faster growth. We can’t afford to protect the environment; the solution is more growth. Poverty is entrenched; growth will rescue the poor. Income distribution is unequal; the answer is more growth. If the answer to the problem [...]
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It’s time to let go of both the blind faith that economic growth will fix things, and of the fear of what alternatives to growth-based economies could look like.
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Sharon’s observations in London on the day Occupy London commenced, and footage and reflections by Mike Freedman, including an interesting insight into Occupy from the perspective of the police.
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This is the first in a series of articles from the Post Growth Institute reporting on-the-ground impressions of Occupy events around the world. How did you first hear about Occupy? I live part of the year in New York and part in Sweden. The first news I heard of Occupy were whisperings in emails from [...]
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Gunnar Rundgren, who has worked with most parts of the organic farmer sector – from farming to policy – since 1977, brings us a parable which highlights some of the dilemmas of international trade as they relate to issues of growth, resource use, and inequity. (Read the original text in Swedish, here and visit the [...]
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George Lakoff offers some insights about framing a movement. Follow this advice and OWS or other citizen-led initiatives just might change the world!
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If we are serious about ending poverty, we have to be serious about ending the systems that create poverty by robbing the poor of their common wealth, livelihoods and incomes.
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To celebrate Free Money Day, Brendan Rigby thinks about how the concept of access has come to shape not only our economies, but also our education.
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September 15 is Free Money Day! It’s not only about imagining alternatives to growth-oriented economic systems, but also about celebrating many of the alternatives that already exist.
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