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MENAFN.COM
March 25, 2018
Many of the contributors are engaged activist scholars, grassroots activists and movement leaders. ... These would include the rights of nature, degrowth, climate jobs, socially owned renewable energy, a substantive basic income grant, integrated public transport, food sovereignty, solidarity economy andÃÂ ...
Modern Diplomacy
March 18, 2018
The schools of thought of contemporary eco-terrorism are many, but those that use an antagonist theoretical-practical approach can be identified in deep ecology, feminist ecology, Marxist ecology, primitivism, degrowth ecology, the Slow Food movement, ecology, animalism (which together withÃÂ ...
The Ecologist
March 9, 2018
Wall is a politician - he stood against Theresa May in the 2017 general elections as a Green party candidate - and activist who spends much of his time writing about radical politics, social movements, political theory, and left .... Ostrom's work fits with this and I often talked to Kurdish activists about her work.
Reason (blog)
February 16, 2018
DegrowthSignWarsaw Ronald BaileyUnless us folks in rich countries drastically reduce our material living standards and distribute most of what we have to people living in poor countries, the world will come to an end. Or at least that's the stark conclusion of a study published earlier this month in theÃÂ ...
EcoWatch
February 9, 2018
David Korten, a world-renowned author and activist, has proposed expanding the vision of Ecological Civilization to a global context, which would ... Movements are emerging that call for "degrowth" and other approaches to a steady-state economy that could allow a sustainable future for humanity. But howÃÂ ...
Pacific Standard
February 5, 2018
"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell," wrote Edward Abbey, the famously misanthropic environmental activist, in 1968. To call .... It could also involve the pursuit of 'degrowth' in wealthy nations, and the shift towards alternative economic models such as a steady-state economy.".
Deutsche Welle
November 17, 2017
Now some are revisiting such ideas in trying to find alternatives to the "logic of profit," according to Lidy Nacpil, an activist working on economic and ... In the US and Europe, the idea of "degrowth" — a movement around downsizing production and consumption, and moving the economy away from infiniteÃÂ ...
The Denver Post
September 22, 2017
If Polis has any brains, he'll ignore the activists. The activist wing of the left is like the alt-right: just a fringe group not to be taken seriously. They act like their opinions are the only right ones, but the majority of the party doesn't agree with their radical viewpoints. If he plays the (Democrat) populism card, he'llÃÂ ...
Open Democracy
July 13, 2017
Catching up with the growth of 'emissions embodied in trade', a rising chorus of researchers and activists advocate a reallocation of responsibility, a shift from .... The degrowth movement argues that to achieve ecological sustainability, developed countries need to initiate a process of planned economicÃÂ ...
Open Democracy
June 8, 2017
Another five international conferences on degrowth were organized in the period 2010-2016, thus spreading the degrowth movement to several countries around the world. These conferences have also created a crucial bridge between scientists and social activists who are progressively using the termÃÂ ...
New Internationalist (blog)
February 16, 2017
Co-Founder of the Transition Movement, Naresh Giangrande in conversation with Richard Swift, author of SOS Alternatives to Capitalism and a former editor of New Internationalist magazine for more than two decades. These two thinkers were brought together in the Caribbean island of Dominica, withÃÂ ...
The Ecologist
September 2, 2016
At least one thing unites those activists and scholars: they all agree that the basic assumption of the necessity of economic growth is fatally flawed and in urgent need of correction simply because ... Ashish Kothari, Indian activist and author of Churning the Earth, voiced a very similar pro-degrowth argument.
Basic Income News
August 13, 2016
I was reminded of the Basic Income Earth Network and US Basic Income Guarantee Network Congresses where I see activists, policymakers, and scholars listen to .... Because I found this ecological argument for degrowth plausible, I wondered what this would mean for how I see basic income working.
New Internationalist
November 7, 2015
Starting in Paris in 2008, a series of international gatherings, a mix of scientific conference with social forum, introduced degrowth to the English-speaking world. In September 2014, 3,500 researchers, students and activists met in Leipzig for the 4th International Conference on Degrowth. Activities spannedÃÂ ...
rabble.ca
December 31, 1999
Most agreed with my rather somber depiction of uncontrolled capitalism as the main cause of large-scale inequality, poverty, conflict, preventable disease, and the erosion of democracy. But others thought I had exaggerated the dominant global economic system's threat to human “civilization” and to theÃÂ ...
Thе Hugo Observer
December 31, 1999
The announcement comes as internet activists, websites, and technology companies are putting on a day-long protest, called Operation: One More Vote, to try and convince lawmakers to ... The company showed a marginal de-growth in wholesale figures, however, that is majorly due to the drop in exports.
Pacific Standard
February 6, 2018
"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell," wrote Edward Abbey, the famously misanthropic environmental activist, in 1968. To call .... It could also involve the pursuit of 'degrowth' in wealthy nations, and the shift towards alternative economic models such as a steady-state economy.".
Left Foot Forward
November 28, 2017
Could this be a hint that the shadow chancellor is looking at post-growth economics, also known as degrowth – where production and consumption are downscaled? It would ... of degrowth. Mark H Burton s a member of the Steady State Manchester collective, a Labour Party member and divestment activist.
Deutsche Welle
November 17, 2017
Now some are revisiting such ideas in trying to find alternatives to the "logic of profit," according to Lidy Nacpil, an activist working on economic and ... In the US and Europe, the idea of "degrowth" — a movement around downsizing production and consumption, and moving the economy away from infiniteÃÂ ...
The Denver Post
September 22, 2017
Anti-gentrification activists call on politicians, developers to integrate Denver neighborhoods rather than remake them. Scott Mathews. 1h. Gentrification....turning shithole neighborhoods into livable low-crime areas. What's the problem? Keith Jackson, sportscaster with “Whoa, Nelly!” call, dies. Jeep thing.
Open Democracy
July 13, 2017
Catching up with the growth of 'emissions embodied in trade', a rising chorus of researchers and activists advocate a reallocation of responsibility, a shift from .... The degrowth movement argues that to achieve ecological sustainability, developed countries need to initiate a process of planned economicÃÂ ...
Open Democracy
June 8, 2017
Another five international conferences on degrowth were organized in the period 2010-2016, thus spreading the degrowth movement to several countries around the world. These conferences have also created a crucial bridge between scientists and social activists who are progressively using the termÃÂ ...
AlterNet
May 3, 2017
At this point, mainstream economists will accuse degrowth advocates of misunderstanding the potential of technology, markets, and efficiency gains to “decouple” economic growth from environmental impact. But there is no misunderstanding here. Everyone knows that we could produce and consume moreÃÂ ...
The Ecologist
January 16, 2017
Degrowth is not an end, but a means. The focus should be not only on less but on different (See accompanying image to this piece). Degrowth, as a term, was first used by Andre Gorz in 1972. It was then launched as an activist slogan in France at the beginning the 2000s in reaction to the failure ofÃÂ ...
Deutsche Welle
November 21, 2016
"More economic growth means more and material extracted out of nature, and more and waste after we use these materials," sais Giorgos Kallis, an ecological economist and editor of "Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era." "With the current level of economic growth - and aspired levels of growth - there isÃÂ ...
The Ecologist
September 2, 2016
At least one thing unites those activists and scholars: they all agree that the basic assumption of the necessity of economic growth is fatally flawed and in urgent need of correction simply because ... Ashish Kothari, Indian activist and author of Churning the Earth, voiced a very similar pro-degrowth argument.
Basic Income News
August 13, 2016
I was reminded of the Basic Income Earth Network and US Basic Income Guarantee Network Congresses where I see activists, policymakers, and scholars listen to .... Because I found this ecological argument for degrowth plausible, I wondered what this would mean for how I see basic income working.
New Internationalist
November 7, 2015
Starting in Paris in 2008, a series of international gatherings, a mix of scientific conference with social forum, introduced degrowth to the English-speaking world. In September 2014, 3,500 researchers, students and activists met in Leipzig for the 4th International Conference on Degrowth. Activities spannedÃÂ ...
Inter Press Service
September 21, 2014
Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein, known for her criticism of corporate globalisation and author of No Logo – which for many has become a ... One of the main driving forces behind the degrowth movement is Francois Schneider, one of the first degrowth activists who promoted the conceptÃÂ ...
Truth-Out
December 31, 1999
Fluency which, he argues, will allow activists from across the many burrows of the food movement to see the systemic roots of their disparate causes, and .... Even in the west, France's "Decorissance" or "de-growth" was instrumental in giving the Ministry of Agriculture the political space to undertake itsÃÂ ...
Deutsche Welle
November 17, 2017
Now some are revisiting such ideas in trying to find alternatives to the "logic of profit," according to Lidy Nacpil, an activist working on economic ...
Basic Income News
October 27, 2017
Indeed, today's activists are motivated by a number of different issues ... Other environmental groups, such as “Degrowth” and Canada's “Leap ...
Patna Daily
September 9, 2017
Planned, unplanned and other forms of growth and de-growth in conditions of ... to spread communism while masquerading as a social activist.
The Indypendent
July 26, 2017
There are now tourism degrowth and right-to-housing groups in almost every ... the Old City in Barcelona challenges slander against anti-gentrification activists. ... led by former housing activist AdaColau, won the Barcelona elections with a ...
Open Democracy
July 13, 2017
A debate that centers around the concept of 'degrowth'. There is an increasing interest among academics and activists on the need to ...
Moneycontrol.com
June 27, 2017
Road to GST: Prepared for some degree of degrowth, says Harsh .... for some degree of de-growth but it is not something we have to pay the ...
Open Democracy
June 8, 2017
As the authors of the book “Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era” ... and social activists who are progressively using the term 'degrowth' as a ...
Basic Income News
April 28, 2017
Charles Eisenstein is a degrowth activist, speaker and author of several books including “Sacred Economics,” and “The Ascent of Humanity” ...
The Ecologist (blog)
January 16, 2017
Can degrowth enter into the Parliaments? ... It was then launched as an activist slogan in France at the beginning the 2000s in reaction to the ...
Deutsche Welle
November 21, 2016
With the planet reaching its biophysical limits on what it can provide us, a growing number of economists and environmentalists say we need to ...
The Ecologist
September 2, 2016
At least one thing unites those activists and scholars: they all agree that the ... Ashish Kothari, Indian activist and author of Churning the Earth, ...
Basic Income News
August 13, 2016
I was reminded of the Basic Income Earth Network and US Basic Income Guarantee Network Congresses where I see activists, policymakers, ...
New Internationalist
November 7, 2015
In 2008, just before the Spanish crisis, Catalan degrowth activist Enric ... environmental and human rights activists or members of Syriza, the Greens, .... UK Greens was also 'post' or 'de'-growth in spirit, though not in name.
Inter Press Service
September 21, 2014
Degrowth demonstrators marching through the streets of Leipzig, September 2014. ... activists and members of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who ... Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein, known for her ...
lareviewofbooks
September 14, 2017
The degrowth movement exploded in 2008 when a group of young European ... These artists, activists, urban farmers, engineers, and culturalÃÂ ...
Patna Daily
September 9, 2017
Planned, unplanned and other forms of growth and de-growth in conditions of ... to spread communism while masquerading as a social activist.
International Business Times, India Edition
September 7, 2017
While every bit counts, some environmental activist like American ... Experts have called for a 'planned de-growth'' where rich countries that useÃÂ ...
New York Times
August 23, 2017
... but that is part of a debate,” Mr. Turnbull said after same-sex marriage activists called on him to condemn what they described as “vilification.”.
Bright Green
August 14, 2017
De-growth. ... In 2014, activists were propelled to an unprecedented degree by the promise of a new, vibrant democracy – with an economy,ÃÂ ...
New York Times
August 12, 2017
... by caution when addressing the violence and vitriol of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and alt-right activists, some of whom are his supporters.
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