Tag Archives: development

Doughnut Economics

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Harry Katz

How do we shift our economy from a focus on never-ending GDP growth to living within the “Doughnut?” Continue reading →

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A Safe and Just Doughnut

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Harry Katz

Today’s post is about the doughnut.  I’m not talking about an ordinary sugar-glazed, jam-filled, deep-fried doughnut.  No, this is a safe and just doughnut we can all live in together. If safe and just aren’t the flavors you normally look … Continue reading →

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Factfulness

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Harry Katz

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why things Are Better Than We Think By Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund Flatiron Books, New York, 2018 First things first: if you’ve never seen any … Continue reading →

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Enlightenment Now

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Harry Katz

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and ProgressBy Steven PinkerViking, New York, 2018 We seem to be living in a time of perpetual crisis. It feels like the whole world is going off the rails. Everything decent seems … Continue reading →

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