This erosion of the middle class is happening all over the place. The opening of a wider gap between rich and poor is always accompanied by such a process.

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

We have the most crude accounting tools. It's tragic because our accounts and our national...

We have the most crude accounting tools. It's tragic because our accounts and our national...

Having enough to eat, being able to educate your children, have reasonably stable employment, and...

Having enough to eat, being able to educate your children, have reasonably stable employment, and...

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.