Markets can't think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets, which is why the important things in life have got to be taken outside of the marketplace.

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

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

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....

The natural capital is not income, but we spend our natural capital as if it...

The natural capital is not income, but we spend our natural capital as if it...

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...

Subsidize... or lend.

Subsidize... or lend.

It seems to be the thing now that young people are getting back into politics.

It seems to be the thing now that young people are getting back into politics.

I'm a radical reformist, because between where we are and where I want to go...

I'm a radical reformist, because between where we are and where I want to go...

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.

I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that...

I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that...

If we wait for the U.S. to do something, we will be waiting for a...

If we wait for the U.S. to do something, we will be waiting for a...

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...

There are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to consumption and production.

There are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to consumption and production.

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...

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....

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...

What's immediately profitable is the only kind of logic that capitalism understands.

What's immediately profitable is the only kind of logic that capitalism understands.

As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going to want to...

As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going to want to...

There's people coming in who've never done any politics at all, who've never been in...

There's people coming in who've never done any politics at all, who've never been in...

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

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

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...