Bringing France’s Waste Prevention Plan to Life
Regional waste-reduction programs hold lessons for communities across the globe.
Consumerism
Can the FTC Break Up Amazon’s Monopoly?
The FTC thinks Amazon hurts small businesses and consumers. Ron Knox of The Institute for Local Self-Reliance agrees.
Labor Day’s Origins Remain Mostly Forgotten
Many people think they know the history of Labor Day in the U.S., but the story is more complicated than they realize.
Reclaiming Abundance Under Capitalism
Is there a way we can be critical of our cultures of consumption, while also preserving the spirit of abundance?
The Work of Radical Frugality
Frugality isn’t just a virtue practiced by bygone generations. It can also be a break with an all-consuming capitalist system.
When Less Is More
If we’re going to survive as a species and heal the Earth, we’ll need to drastically cut back on our consumption.
Don’t Let Consumerism Co-opt the Zero-Waste Concept
The movement began as anti-consumerist. Yet now there are marketing ploys, feelings of inadequacy, and misplaced responsibility.
Europe Reduces Waste by Guaranteeing the Right to Repair
Legislation is pushing back against a waste-based economy by requiring companies to help customers fix their appliances and electronics.
An Economy Built on Sharing
Instead of conspicuous consumption, try the conspicuous sharing of “Buy Nothing.”
Earth Is Warning Us We Must Change. Will We Listen?
The COVID-19 outbreak is the planet’s way of telling us to do better, both in the environment and in the economy.
The Coronavirus Outbreak Has Shown That Capitalism Is Failing
Our social safety net and the government’s response so far have been woefully inadequate for addressing a national emergency.
A Better World Needs Better Economics
Our current economic paradigm is leading us to a world that nobody wants. To change that, we will have to invent an economics suited to the 21st century.
Who Owns Your Grocery Store?
“Who owns your grocery store?” It’s the question emblazoned on the back of a van that has ferried me across 34 states to visit 128 consumer-owned grocery stores (food co-ops)
How to Shop Sustainably
By now, the word is out: fashion, particularly “fast fashion,” is killing our planet. Low-cost, cheaply made clothes that are designed to be worn briefly until styles change are terrible
Building a New Textile Economy
The worldwide textile industry’s enormous impact on human health, climate, and the environment is often overlooked in discussions of sustainability. Rebecca Burgess, a weaver and natural dyer, started her search
Can We Work Less and Save the Planet, Too?
Building a new world will require first reexamining—and dismantling—the cultural ethos of productivity that creeps into our lives every day.
You Can’t Put Capitalism Over Sustainability—and Other Lessons From China
Humanity’s existential crisis can be resolved only when we the people stand united behind a vision of the world we truly want.
Are We Doing Vacations Wrong?
Radicalize your travel by being a better guest in someone else’s homeland.
Robert Reich: Socialism for the Rich, Capitalism for the Rest
While the wealthy and powerful are coddled with public largesse, the rest of us are thrown into the jaws of an unforgiving economic system.
We Can Do Better Than Capitalism
Entrepreneurs in all walks of life are showing that it’s possible to create companies with business models driven by social purpose.
“Lean In” and 8 Other Bad Business Buzzwords
A radical pessimist’s glossary of exploitative economics.
How Funding Black Businesses Can Help Bridge the Racial Wealth Gap
The Runway Project is making entrepreneurship more accessible to Black communities.
8 Gift-Buying Alternatives to Amazon That Support Communities of Color
Ditch the big companies for your last-minute holiday shopping and support these small businesses instead.
Why I Have Hope in the Face of Human Extinction
Around the world, people are realizing the current path will lead only to disaster, and they’re beginning to ask the hard questions about what to do next.
A Turning Point for the Global Economy
The USMCA deal, also known as NAFTA 2.0, is a lot of things. But it is not free trade.
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