Monthly Archives: May 2012

by Anibal Quijano FEDAEPS, 17 March 2011 Translated by Bob Thomson, 7 April 2012 First published in Civilizational change and Good Living, FEDAEPS, Quito, August 2010 We are in a raging crisis, which at the same time brings together global … Continue reading →

A critical review of the UK Royal Society’s report People and the Planet by Ian Angus No matter how often the “too many people” argument is refuted, it always returns, making the same claim that people are breeding too much … Continue reading →

May 25, 2012, The Other News, Robert B. Reich Imagine a country in which the very richest people get all the economic gains. They eventually accumulate so much of the nation’s total income and wealth that the middle class no … Continue reading →

The corporate-funded propaganda campaign designed to hoodwink the public and prevent any concerted public action on climate change has been remarkably successful… An article by Naomi Oreskes in Science in 2005 studying global climate change articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals … Continue reading →

Being at the top of the corporate food chain, financial institutions (banks, investors, insurers and reinsurers) can have significant indirect impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services through their customers, and direct impacts through their purchasing decisions… Now, in the build-up … Continue reading →

Tierramerica, May 10, 2012 By Marcela Valent The controversial concept of degrowth receives little press coverage in a region like Latin America. But the idea of a way of life that is not aimed exclusively at GDP growth does have … Continue reading →

Guardian, Comment is Free, 19 January 2012 Jayati Ghosh A decade ago, Ecuador was a banana republic, an economic basket case. Today, it has much to teach the rest of the world. Ecuador must be one of the most exciting … Continue reading →