Degrowth
Part two of an interview with key thinkers at the Post-Growth 2018 conference at the European Parliament.
Read moreAt the Post-Growth 2018 conference at the European Parliament, key thinkers discuss today’s possibilities for imagining a world beyond growth.
Read moreAn interview with European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager on whether the time has come to leave growth behind.
Read moreWith growth-driven economies surpassing environmental limits, a job guarantee could offer a way to a sustainable economic system.
Read moreAlthough the commons are no silver bullet solution to society’s ills, combined with the common good and other alternative models they can form the basis of a fairer and more sustainable economic order.
Read more“How is all of this going to be paid for?” This difficult question has struck campaigns for the advancement of welfare since the 1970s, ever more frequently and intensely since the financial crisis of 2008 and resulting austerity measures that were put in place in our European liberal societies.
Read moreIn a time of ecological uncertainty in a swiftly changing society, it is important that as Greens, we lend an ear to the public mood. However, change cannot be brought about if we ourselves also do not change – from a negative tone, to a positive one…
Read moreEvery opportunity that comes up is used by mega-project promoters and their allies to stigmatise resistance movements.
Read moreGuerrilla gardening and local consumer-producer networks are redefining life in today’s Greek cities. While the crisis has shifted politicians’ attention away from the climate, “transition and recovery movements” work hard to keep the environment on the agenda.
Read moreCapitalism gives rise to an attitude that dehumanises us, because it turns us into competitive animals. We fail to realise that capitalism is an inherently exploitative system, where most of the power will always reside in the hands of the rich. But there is a way around this…
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