March 29, 2024
Dear Friends,
With this special newsletter I am launching my just-released paper – “Eco-nomics for an Ecological Civilization” – presenting a framework for a new economics grounded in our deepening understanding of life and our distinctive human nature and potential.
What we now call […]
March 31, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Conventional economics serves us well only if our purpose is to exploit people and Earth to make money for the already rich. I call it ego-nomics. To secure the wellbeing of all of Earth’s people, we will need a new economics that […]
March 29, 2024
This paper, a companion to my earlier paper “Ecological Civilization: From Emergency to Emergence,” outlines a big picture conceptual and interdisciplinary framework for a new eco-nomics that recognizes our distinctive human nature and purpose as living beings born of and nurtured by a living Earth. This new eco-nomics is dedicated […]
February 29, 2024
Dear Friends,
My January newsletter column focused on the Earth Charter as a bridge between the conservative commitment to preserving the family and community values of our past and the progressive focus on moving forward to actualize our potential as a now interconnected global species. This February column takes on the discussion of human […]
January 31, 2023
Dear Friends,
A few weeks ago, I joined a webinar discussion of the Earth Charter and its history, hosted by the Deep Tranformation Network. It was led by Jeremy Lent and featured Mirian Vilela, Executive Director of Earth Charter International, and Mary Evelyn Tucker, who was a member of the Earth Charter drafting committee. […]
December 11, 2023
Dear Friends,
I hope you were among the many to see the webinar I participated in on November 28, entitled “East and West Dialogue on Ecological Civilization.” If not, you can find a recording of the webinar on the Earth Charter International’s YouTube channel. In the webinar, I joined three colleagues, Zia […]
On November 28, 2023, David participated in a webinar, “East and West Dialogue on Ecological Civilization,” hosted by Earth Charter International. He joined Zia Chen from China, Andrew Schwartz from the United States, and Sukhyun Park from South Korea to explore three defining questions:
Newsletter – November 17, 2023
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This page has been updated with the link to the recording of the webinar.
Dear Friends,
Mark your calendars for an important and timely event! This webinar is especially timely, given the recent talks between the United States and China to improve communication and explore common interests, […]
Newsletter – October 31, 2023
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Dear Friends,
The message of this newsletter is directed to the wealthy philanthropists who are committing billions of dollars to creating a better world. While your generosity is impressive, if you really want to make a difference, I urge you to look beyond ameliorating the […]
Newsletter – September 27, 2023
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Dear Friends,
It’s clear, from even a cursory scan of the headlines, we’re in big trouble. Current standard economics prioritizes growing consumption and financial assets, ignoring the now demonstrated fact that perpetual growth in consumption on a finite living Earth exacerbates inequality, destroys Earth’s capacity […]