“Can capitalism and sustainability co-exist? Amazon, for example.” -C.K.C. It’s a question that comes up a lot in conversations about the climate crisis, the future of our economy, and how we live on this planet: Can capitalism and sustainability actually coexist? My personal answer is: No—at least not in the current form of capitalism we live under. Modern capitalism is […]
Capitalism Regardless of whether you think capitalism is a good economic system or not, there are certainly reasons to dislike capitalism. In the most fundamental form, it is a system based on the desire to maximize profit and hence greed, even at the expense of others. It incentivizes pollution, it widens the gap between the rich and the poor, and […]