The large numbers of workers who have left their jobs in movements such as the US Great Resignation or the Lying Flat protest groups in China show there is demand for shorter working hours and more humane and meaningful work. Nonetheless, political parties that have put forward degrowth ideas have received limited support in elections. That begs t

Balancing the national economy will require new macro-economic models that combine economic, financial, social and ecological variables. Models such as  LowGrow SFC  (developed by T.J. and P.A.V.),  EUROGREEN  and  MEDEAS  are already being used to project the impacts of degrowth policies, including redistributive tax

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global economy is structured around growth — the idea that firms, industries and nations must increase production every year, regardless of whether it is needed. 

Psychology research is clear that the most reliable way to overcome psychological pain and discomfort is not to avoid it; it’s to gradually dimish the effects of discomfort by systematic exposure. “Avoiding triggers is a symptom of PTSD, not a treatment for it,” write Haidt and Lukianoff.

In other words, the more you face cognitive friction, the bet

The term “psychological safety” has been around since at least 1999, when Dr. Amy Edmondson of Harvard University published  this influential paper on the subject . In her study, Dr. Edmondson proposed that regardless of its makeup, a team’s success will largely boil down to its members “tacit beliefs about interpersonal interaction,” and whe

Local communities in different parts of the world are making a constructive difference in responding to a plethora of crises: global climate change, political authoritarianism, economic disparities, poverty, war and the threat of nuclear war, consumerism, and a general sense of meaninglness.

They are interested in inner transformation as well as out

Such philosophies emphasize that we humans dwell within, not apart from, the network of felt relations, human and ecological, that shape our lives; and that we have possibilities for living creatively and compassionately amid these relations

Relational power is the power to receive and absorb influences from others in a generous way, and then to respond with creative generosity, guided by the hope of mutual well-being.

A fat soul is someone who can live in an open-minded and open-hearted way, filled with a sense of respect and care for the community of life.