It was dismaying to watch Nanaimo City Council’s last regular meeting on Monday, April 4, 2022, Particularly the presentation to Council on the “State of the Nanaimo Economy” by Amrit Manhas, Economic Development Officer. And equally disturbing to read the… Continue Reading →
A recent VN Viewpoint on capitalism, which asked whether it could be modified to become a less harmful economic system, received significant attention from VN readers. Perhaps that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Debates still spring up over Nanaimo’s adoption… Continue Reading →
George Monbiot argues that any thought of changing capitalism to make it more environmentally friendly hinges on a denial of what capitalism is: an ultimately destructive force that invariable leads to trashing our own planet. But is that necessarily true?… Continue Reading →
The Tyee, August 10, 2021. In this era of global issues, it can be reassuring to read the views of informed local voices. It can feel like we, ourselves, know what we need to do. BC’s own Bill Rees, now… Continue Reading →
Rabble.ca, July 30, 2021. This is a very good piece (and a must-read), which I received this morning from a VN subscriber. It describes what may be the real dilemma and challenge of our times: the conflict between prevailing economic… Continue Reading →
The New York Times, July 20, 2021. For whatever reasons, prevailing western economic models – and those who adhere to them – conveniently ignore the finite supply of natural resources. By omitting this constraint, they treat supplies of clean air,… Continue Reading →
The Tyee. June 9, 2021. Patrick Condon is always worth a read and his latest column no less so. This time he makes a case for providing affordable housing by separating the connection between property value assigned to building and… Continue Reading →
BNN Bloomberg. Nothing may typify the mindset of being Canadian more than the inherent cultural view that our resources are unlimited. We see ourselves possessing enormous swathes of wilderness, endless forests and untamed rivers, boundless unmined wealth, and more water… Continue Reading →
Capital Daily. Have you noticed how “development” seems to be running backwards lately, at least when it is defined in terms like “globalization”? More small local solutions, over which we feel we have more control and influence, are now appearing… Continue Reading →
The Guardian. Off the top, this story seems not to have a lot of relevance for Nanaimo. But if you take the principle of legislating use of the most efficient forms of transportation, it’s connections to Vancouver Island begin swimming… Continue Reading →
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