What Would Happen If We Went Beyond Partisan Politics?
By Donella Meadows
–June 29, 1995–
Suppose we all woke up one fine morning and decided, as a nation, to solve our problems instead of beating each other up over them. Suppose we quit twisting ourselves into knots trying to put all blame on one party and all credit on the other. What if we chose instead to move forward together?
Right, I [...]
Shining a Spotlight on Hate Speech
By Donella Meadows
–May 11, 1995–
“Dear Dumbella: If there was any lingring (sic) doubt that the liberal mentality is a product of severe brain damage at birth with continued degeneration from there you certainly dispell (sic) those doubts….”
Normally I wouldn’t read further in a letter like that, much less subject you to it. Columnists get used to a continuous low flow [...]
How to Talk About Badness Without Using Strong Words?
By Donella Meadows
–March 2, 1995–
Governor Howard Dean of Vermont is not your normal bombastic politician. He’s a medical doctor, a measured, rational man. So I couldn’t believe his reaction on the radio last week to the Congressional move to cut the school lunch program.
“This Congress is out of control,” said the governor. “They’re literally attacking children. This is the worst [...]
Plutocrats Don’t Know What’s Good for Them, Or Us
By Donella Meadows
–October 6, 1994–
The word “plutocracy” comes from the ancient Greek “ploutos,” wealth, and “kratein,” to rule. Rule by the wealthy.
That’s what we have in this nation where it takes a pile of money in the five or six zeros even to think of running for office. There’s nothing inherently wrong with plutocracy — wealthy people are made up [...]
Distractions from the Real World
By Donella Meadows
–April 7, 1994–
Fifty one percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 49 know that Superman was born on the planet Krypton. Thirty eight percent do not know what the term “Holocaust” refers to. Another 22 percent know what it means, but think it possible that the Holocaust never happened. (This survey was taken before the release [...]
