All the Posts

  • Borrowed growth is meaningless – it is post-truth

    First published in the RADIX thinktank Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is not all it seems. When I was employed by Liverpool City Council in the 1970s, amongst other things, I was responsible for traffic signals in the city. At that time, there was widespread trade union activity. It was important to who did what. I…

  • The Great Change: To Biochar

    Alan Bates: We are in a crisis in the evolution of human society. It’s unique to both human and geologic history. It has never happened before and it can’t possibly happen again. Copied from: My New 12 Trillion-dollar Annual Budget “We’ll not have to tighten our belts anywhere.“  Full fossil fuel price reform would reduce…

  • The Great Simplification

    If you are “retired” or tired and wondering what to do, you could consider listening to Nate Hagens’ conversations in his Great Simplification project. The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens is a podcast that explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Conversation topics will span human behavior, monetary/economic systems, energy, ecology, geopolitics and the…