“ What is this fixation on growth anyway? As a general rule of biological survival, any creature or entity that depends on perpetual growth is well worth avoiding, lest you be eaten alive. As Bill McKibben argues in his book Deep Economy, the "cult of growth" has led to global warming, ghastly levels of pollution, and diminishing resources. Tumors grow, at least until they kill their hosts; economies ought to be sustainable.” Barbara Ehrenreich
Open Thread: Big Talk Butters No Parsnips
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Post-Labor Day reminder, for the doomsters: If Black Americans could
survive hundreds of years of slavery and legal degradation, you can survive
the next...
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