Haiti Need Not Remain the Basket Case of the Western Hemisphere
By Donella Meadows
–July 14, 1994–
Poor Haiti. Intractable Haiti. Haiti, oppressed by Papa Doc, Baby Doc, and now a pack of even more rapacious generals. Haiti, the problem that keeps washing up on our shore.
I am hearing some of the most peaceable folks I know, folks who know and love the Haitian land and people, say with great reluctance that it’s [...]
What to Do About Thugs in Power?
By Donella Meadows
–June 9, 1994–
One day after he celebrated the 50th anniversary of D-Day, President Clinton, still in France, agreed to hand over half of Bosnia to the Serbs.
He had resisted doing that for more than a year, pointing out that it amounts to rewarding the most brutal genocide the world has seen since Hitler.
How he could time his capitulation [...]
Health Care–Let’s Bring In Some New Designers
By Donella Meadows
–May 5, 1994–
While our elected representatives tangle themselves in the health care debate, I go on paying $182 a month for $1500-deductible health insurance.
While my insurance company hires more lobbyists, it doesn’t return my phone calls.
While the Congress tries to devise a plan that will make the Republicans look bad and the Democrats good, or vice versa, the [...]
After Rio: The Governments’ and the Citizens’ Energy Plans
By Donella Meadows
–April 14, 1994–
The Earth Summit in Rio, the largest global meeting ever held, is nearly two years behind us but still very much alive. Heads of state from nearly every government went home from Rio bearing treaties to implement, including a climate convention, a biodiversity agreement, and a sweeping environmental mandate called Agenda 21. There is a new [...]
Restoring American Values: Who Goes First?
By Donella Meadows
–January 13, 1994–
“THE DECLINE OF AMERICAN VALUES” reads a recent headline. The subhead elaborates: “Right and Left Agree on This: Spiritual Crisis Grips the Land.”
Two stories on the same page illustrate the point, one for the right, the other for the left. Michael Jackson denies allegations that he sexually abused children. A local bank president, found guilty of [...]
