Why Capitalism Cannot Be Redeemed

A system predicated on perpetual growth cannot be reconciled with a finite planet.

I don’t believe there is a future for humans with capitalism still around. It may look to others like there is no way that capitalism can ever go, and that a system based on global gifting and integrative decision making is simply impossible and naïve. My claim is exactly the opposite: that anything that retains the ways in which capitalism functio... See more

Living in separation is toxic for humans, regardless of whether we win or lose. Winners and losers adopt predictable behaviors even over very short-term gains. This is investigated in the rigged monopoly game experiments, in which a coin flip creates “rich” players, who by necessity win because they have many more resources. They regularly act in w... See more