Al Gore for Vice President
By Donella Meadows
–July 9, 1992–
Until now it was hard for people who care about the environment to get excited about the presidential election. We had a choice between George Bush, whose performance on environmental matters is graded D by the League of Conservation Voters, Bill Clinton, who gets a C, and Ross Perot, who says, when asked about the environment, [...]
How About a Short Guy for the Next President?
By Donella Meadows
–January 30, 1992—-
Once I took part in a seminar on leadership, in which our group of about 100 people was asked to choose a leader within a few minutes, without anyone uttering a word.
We milled about in silent confusion. I tried to evaluate people from their looks and their manner. Some folks swaggered around trying to project leaderliness, [...]
