The world is in ecological and economic crisis. Ecological limits and limits set by human dignity and human equality are being ruthlessly violated. Adjustment is an imperative. However, there are vital ways that differentiate the adjustment by the rich and powerful from the processes of adjustment demanded by the popular will of people everywhere.
The rich would like to make the poor and working people pay for adjustment. People want the rich to pay, through higher taxes, including a Tobin tax on financial transactions, and through regulation, for stopping the robbery of natural resources and ...
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