Richard Heinberg

Now that there is a nascent movement taking form on the streets of American cities, the media are asking, Who are your leaders?, and, What are your demands? The leaders will emerge according to their abilities. The demands will bubble up on their own as well—but here perhaps suggestions are possible. I hesitate to speak, [...]

Here’s a fact that’s hard for most Americans to swallow: economic growth is over. Given the finite nature of our planet and its resources, the recent trend of global economic expansion was destined to end. No stimulus package or slashing of social programs is going to flip the economy back to an expansionary trajectory. We’ve [...]

MuseLetter #232 / September 2011 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 105 KB) The September Museletter is comprised of two pieces related to my book ‘The End of Growth‘. The first is the op-ed which the mainstream press seems reluctant to publish as they hang desperately on to idea that economic growth [...]

MuseLetter #231 / August 2011 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 179 KB) The End of Growth was officially released this week! To celebrate, this month’s Museletter includes a new extract from the book, along with our accompanying animation Who Killed Economic Growth. Finally I have included a new piece encouraging a [...]