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

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

This erosion of the middle class is happening all over the place. The opening of...

This erosion of the middle class is happening all over the place. The opening of...

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...

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...

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...

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'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...

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...

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...

Much of what is called investment is actually nothing more than mergers and acquisitions, and...

Much of what is called investment is actually nothing more than mergers and acquisitions, and...

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,...

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...

Subsidize... or lend.

Subsidize... or lend.

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

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