"Elsa Fornero explains why a highly technical issue is never amenable to purely technocratic solutions."

"In other words, we thoroughly starved the redundancy and agility out of these systems and dramatically increased our reliance on imports, because doing so delivered shareholder profits and “just-in-time” access to cheap goods — until the _...Read More_

"Saving the planet does not have to come at the expense of feeding the poor, and vice versa. If governments can implement a series of relatively low-cost initiatives with private-sector support, the world can still wipe out global hunger by _...Read More_

"The COVID-19 crisis has brought Japan's ballooning public debt into sharper focus."

"Putting strict limits on borrowing is arbitrary."

" A recent study quantified the losses of agricultural productivity due to the relatively mild impacts of climate change at 21% of all gains since Ehrlich’s book came out. And the impacts are just getting worse. Increasing population plus _...Read More_

"By driving down productivity, extreme heat could cost the U.S. economy $500 billion by 2050"

"Coutts CIO Alan Higgins assesses the current inflation story and explains why the ‘phenomenon’ of low interest rates is a myth"

"The growth of electric-vehicle manufacturing in the U.S. could drive a renaissance for workers. Or it could hurt and shrink the workforce."

"By anticipating bottlenecks in the raw materials necessary to produce environmentally conscious products, companies can effectively evolve their business models."

The EU is pretty much built on growth...it strives for a communal neoliberal market at all cost and not a sustainable market. Just read the Outokumpu case if you’re interested. Many EU citizens hate to hear this, but the EUs neoliberal _...Read More_

"As interest in clean energy surges, used solar panels are going straight into landfill."

"Green production cannot replace green consumption."

"The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on virtually every country it's touched, but Africa is still facing big challenges in its recovery to economic health."

We additionally want freedom from centralized financial and monetary management. Many experiments in different currencies and economies primarily based on belief and native exchanges are underway. Perhaps probably the most revolutionary of _...Read More_