“Ecological degradation is not a luxury concern for countries to leave on one side until they are rich enough to give it their attention,” says Kate Raworth. What are the steps toward an economy that would be regenerative by design?
Be Agnostic about Growth
Despite the obvious absurdity of taxing our finite planet to infinity, growth remains the exclusive economic goal most officials in power cling to. What can explain their sobering lack of vision?
Democracy Incorporated, by Sheldon Wolin
An unprecedented combination of corporate and state power has progressively shaped itself in the U.S. after WWII, as Sheldon S. Wolin characterized it, “Inverted Totalitarianism.” What is behind this concept?
Beginnings of the Imaginary of a Permanent Global War
Since World War II, the U.S. made itself the legitimate guardian of freedom in the world. To Sheldon Wolin, this is the clear mark of a drift from an open “constitutional imaginary” to a dictatorial “power imaginary.”
Dream Big, Start Small
The success of activism depends on the balance between how broad your cause might be and the small battles you can win. This chapter draws the main lessons from four world-renowned examples of such successes.