Questioning the goal, the possibility, and the idea of economic growth.

Economic growth, if it includes the non-rich, offers the opportunity of a truce in the class war: if we divide the gains fairly, we can all work together. But fair division is not assured; indeed, it is unlikely today. What that suggests is that we had better focus on how the world's income is divided.

While continued economic growth may be impossible, that doesn't mean further growth is impossible for the next few decades. It is true that using more resources has the potential to backfire — but that result is not inevitably big enough to be a real problem.

Reducing the birth rate so as to start reducing the human population is a safe and ethical way to enable each of us to have more of some things that make life more comfortable and enjoyable.

*Left Coalition Says McAuliffe Campaign Was a 'Controlled Experiment for What Not to Do in 2022'. Either excite voters with a bold agenda or risk losing power to the GOP.*

China jailed Zhang Zhan for publishing reports on the initial Covid-19 outbreak in China. She has been on a hunger strike, and reportedly is weak and close to dying.

Reporters Without Borders reminds us that other writers and publishers are in prison in China for publishing.

*The Paterson [corruption] debacle shows that Johnson no longer has advisers — he has courtiers.* Bogus Johnson repeatedly shrugs off criticism of his own corrupt acts, and the Tory MPs just barely learned to resist this to eliminate all checks on their corruption.

The Prison Arts Collective teaches art in prisons in the US. Beyond enriching their lives, it can also help them learn to live outside prison.