If the economy becomes disembodied from society it can only lead to disaster.

Quote by Susan George

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What is not fair now is that corporations pay less and less tax, which means...

What is not fair now is that corporations pay less and less tax, which means...

Now we are flying off into outer space, there is no clear curb on what...

Now we are flying off into outer space, there is no clear curb on what...

Debt is such a powerful tool, it is such a useful tool, it's much better...

Debt is such a powerful tool, it is such a useful tool, it's much better...

The World Development Movement, to take just one example, is doing good work. Some political...

The World Development Movement, to take just one example, is doing good work. Some political...

What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives,...

What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives,...

What I worry about is climate change, because that would have untold effects that we...

What I worry about is climate change, because that would have untold effects that we...

Only around 2% of the earth's surface is cultivatable land.

Only around 2% of the earth's surface is cultivatable land.

We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive,...

We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive,...

I think the market is always going to be around. The goal is not to...

I think the market is always going to be around. The goal is not to...

I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol....

I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol....

Cost recovery is the polite way of saying, make families pay to educate their children.

Cost recovery is the polite way of saying, make families pay to educate their children.

There is no degree of human suffering which in and of itself is going to...

There is no degree of human suffering which in and of itself is going to...

What it missing, I think, is this notion of the common good.

What it missing, I think, is this notion of the common good.

The question is not only what is grown but what it's used for. There's not...

The question is not only what is grown but what it's used for. There's not...

Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has...

Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has...

How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially...

How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially...

The Sierra Club in the United States has now really come out for population control...

The Sierra Club in the United States has now really come out for population control...

Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We've seen only...

Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We've seen only...

If you cut down a forest, it doesn't matter how many sawmills you have if...

If you cut down a forest, it doesn't matter how many sawmills you have if...

The real fight is about what should be in the marketplace and what should not....

The real fight is about what should be in the marketplace and what should not....