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One Family’s Commitment to a Better Economy

by Joshua on March 23, 2010 · 0 comments

This appeared in my inbox this morning, from CASSE Executive Director Rob Dietz. I’m the first official monthly donor to CASSE, and I suggest you think about doing the same thing – for the price of a couple lattes a month you can help support the fight for a sustainable, socially just economy. What a [...]

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Do The Ends Justify the Means?

by Joshua on April 9, 2009 · 1 comment

Growth is a tool, to be used to satisfy some need. What do we need it for now? I recently had a conversation with Rob Dietz, Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) that sparked some thoughts. A little background about me is needed first, though. After growing [...]

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New Parenthood Without Consumerism

by Joshua on March 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Any day now I will be changed in one of the most dramatic ways a person can be; changed by the birth of my first child. While we were at our midwife’s clinic yesterday I found myself flipping through a copy of Pregnancy magazine. While it is fair to say this periodical is not in [...]

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