James gustave speth is distinguished senior fellow at demos, and. Angels by the river does what the best memoirs hope to dolaunch the reader into a larger collective story. Why the crisis in which america finds itself demands a new operating system in this third volume of his awardwinning american crisis series, james gustave speth makes his boldest and most ambitious contribution yet. Manifesto for a new economy american crisis by speth, james gustave 2012 on. Gus speth, a long, longtime environmentalist, concludes in america the possible on a strong note, writing about the necessity of an invigorated american progressive movement and a rebirth of marches, protests, demonstrations, direct action, and nonviolent civil disobedience.
James gustave speth joined the faculty of the vermont law school as professor of law in 2010. Follow the links just below, or simply scroll on down. We recycle and offset our carbon emissions on the internet. Three cheers almost for gus speth gus speth, america the possible. James gustave gus speth joined the faculty of the vermont law school as professor of law in 2010. He graduated summa cum laude from yale university in 1964, attended balliol college, oxford as a rhodes scholar and graduated from yale law school, where he was a member of the yale law journal, in 1969. Speth does a marvelous job of summarizing the most pressing. In this book, he is setting forth a manifesto for america the possible. Read america the possible manifesto for a new economy by james gustave speth available from rakuten kobo. James gustave speth, one of americas treasures of wisdom who has given.
He is the author of six books, including the awardwinning the bridge at. Manifesto for a new economy and millions of other books are. Join renowned environmental leader james gustave speth america the possible. Capitalism, the environment, and crossing from crisis to sustainability, p. Three cheers almost for gus speth by berman, daniel. He is cochair of the next system project at the democracy collaborative. The phrase youve come a long way, gus kept bouncing around in my head as i read gus speths surprising new book america the possible manifesto for a new economy. I see them as a progression, a trilogy perhaps, each digging deeper into what i think of as the american crisis. New dream spoke with gus speth, a professor of law at the vermont law school and a member of our board of directors, about the need to reshape the political and economic system to work better for all americans. He is cochair of the next system project at the democracy collaborative in 2009 he completed his decadelong tenure as dean, yale school. The book identifies a dozen features of the american political economythe countrys.
Building a sustainable economy in a world of finite resource in an online conversation about our broken economic and political systems and what we can do to fix them. Guss brave and bold new book, america the possible. Supported by a compelling theory of change that explains how system change can come to america, the book also presents a vision of political, social, and economic life in a renewed america. I liked to read this book where a different future seems possible but ive not. Cogent, clear, compelling and essential reading for liberals and conservatives. Magazine board chair and author of agenda for a new economy and the great. This book, as its title suggests, is the new economy movements manifesto. Manifesto for a new economy, confronts headon the enormity of the challenge facing america. In this book he is interested in something much broader than simply environmental problems, which his last two books have been about. His twopart essay drawn from america the possible appeared in the marchapril and mayjune 2012 issues of orion. In 2009 he completed his decadelong tenure as dean, yale school of forestry and environmental studies. Reflections on race, environment, politics, and living on the front lines of change. Gus speth envisions america the possible podcast james gustave speth, founder of the world resources institute, discusses his new book and the political reform america so dearly needs.
Orion magazine 5 questions for gus speth, author of. He serves also as distinguished senior fellow at demos and associate fellow at the tellus institute. He now serves as a fellow at the tellus institute, the democracy collaborative and the vermont law school. Gus speths previous books include red sky at morning, the bridge at the edge of the world, and america the possible. All four together will almost certainly lead to a crisis, especially since the problems interact with each other. Manifesto for a new economy american crisis s by james gustave speth 20924 on. Presidential advisor and vermont law professor james gustave speth has a new book out titled, america the possible.
Gus speth gus speth is an associate fellow at tellus institute and cochair of the next system project at the democracy collaborative. Gus speths america the possible i read gus speths the bridge at the edge of the world. The book, written as the third volume of speths awardwinning american crisis series, calls for deep, transformative change in a dozen areas of national life, including a reimagination of our political economy, a halt to debtinducing. From 1993 to 1999, speth was administrator of the united. James gustave speth is the author of america the possible.
In angels by the river, james gustave gus speth recounts his unlikely path from a southern boyhood through his years as one of the nations most influential mainstream environmentalists and eventually to the systemchanging activism that shapes his current work. James gustave gus speth served on the faculty of the vermont law school as professor of law from 2010 to 2015. He now serves as a fellow at the tellus institute, the democracy collaborative, and the vermont law school. In addition to his position as senior fellow at the democracy collaborative, he is a distinguished senior fellow at demos and associate fellow at the tellus institute. My conclusion is that working inside the system is insufficient, he writes in the books preface. In 2009, he completed his decadelong tenure as dean of yale school of forestry and environmental studies. In this hopeful and timely book, gus speth, one of the nations leading environmental reformers turned systemcritic, articulates what increasing. Gus speth arrested at white house keystone pipeline protest, august, 2011. The man whom time called the ultimate insider tells how he was arrested in front of the white house in august 2012 and spent a couple of days in the district of columbia jail for protesting the keystone xl pipeline. Gus speth, a native son of the deep south, has spent his life in the service of justice. He looks unsparingly at the sea of troubles in which the united states now finds itself, charts a course through the discouragement and despair commonly felt. James gustave gus speth served on the faculty of the vermont law school as. How do you see america the possible in relation to the other two.
I recall it ending on something of a down note, with an acknowledgment that the environmental movement had in many ways failed to fulfill its mission. This book, based on voluminous global statistics, measures the decline of the u. Manifesto for a new economy by james gustave speth 2012, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The following is an excerpt from the recently published america the possible. James gustave gus speth joined the faculty of the vermont law school as professor. In america the possible he presents a compelling case for economic transformation and spells out a policy agenda to achieve a secure and prosperous future for all. It is indeed possible to restore america to a true, durable, and decent prosperity and gus speth shows how. The economy is now consuming the planets available resources on a scale that rivals their supply while releasing its waste products back into the environment on a scale that greatly affects the major biogeophysical cycles of the planet. Manifesto for a new economy, and the awardwinning the bridge at the edge of the world.
In 2009, speth completed his decadelong tenure as dean, yale school of forestry and environmental studies. Manifesto for a new economy american crisis by james gustave speth 20120925 on. James gustave speth quotes author of the bridge at the. Manifesto for a new economy gus speth spells out the many respects in which our economy is badly skewed and not functioning fairly or effectively, and relates that directly to failures in our political system. You have previously authored two awardwinning books with yale university press. James gustave speth, one of america s treasures of wisdom who has given service to both the us and the united nations, is former head of yales school of forestry and environmental studies, founder and president of the world resources institute, current professor of law at the vermont law school, and author of america the possible. James gustave speth schumacher center for new economics. Gus speth argues that america faces four problems of such magnitude that any one of them could seriously undermine the nation. And so it might be surprising that speths latest book, america the possible.
This book, based on voluminous global statistics, measures the. America the possible james gustave speth 9780300180763. The man whom time called the ultimate insider tells how he was arrested in front of the white house in august 2012 and spent a couple days in the district of columbia jail for protesting the keystone xl pipeline. He has not only been part of americas social and environmental history, but his leadership has helped shape it. He has served as a professor at vermont law school and dean of the yale school of forestry and environmental studies. It is no secret that our congress is hopelessly gridlocked, politicized and dysfunctional. He looks unsparingly at the sea of troubles in which the united states now finds itself, charts a course through the discouragement and despair commonly felt today, and envisions what he calls america the possible, an attractive. Speth is the author of the book, america the possible. This page refers you to books, blogs, and online works articles and short stories by classmates published in the last 20 years.
Manifesto for a new economy, offers a bleak picture of what u. Gus speth served on the faculty of the vermont law school as professor of law from 2010 to 2015. The subject is his arrest first of a lifetime in a protest over the keystone xl pipeline in the summer of 2011. It is the unfolding of a powerful visiongrounded in a scientific understanding of the planets life support systemsfor retaking our democracy, and restoring an economy in service of people. A manifesto, part i in the marchapril 2012 issue of orion magazine.
Review of james gustave speths america the possible. Speth talks with host steve curwood about ways to reinvent the american economy as one that values nature and quality of life over gdp. James gustave gus speth born march 4, 1942 in orangeburg, south carolina is an american environmental lawyer and advocate. Angels by the river by james gustave speth chelsea green. Gus speth is an associate fellow at the tellus institute and professor of law at the vermont law school. Capitalism, the environment, and the crossing from crisis to sustainability 2008, before i met the man.
America the possible by james gustave speth, 9780300198348, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In this third volume of his awardwinning american crisis series, james gustave speth makes his boldest and most ambitio. Gus speth is cochair of the next system project at the democracy collaborative, and a fellow of the vermont law school, where he was professor of law from 20102015. Gus speth, a long, longtime environmentalist, concludes in america the possible on a strong note, writing about the necessity of an.
It is up to us as citizens to inject values of justice, fairness, and sustainability into this system, and government is the primary vehicle we have for accomplishing this. James gustave speth is a professor at vermont law school and a. In this lecture based on his book, america the possible. Speth envisions a future that will be well worth fighting for. James gustave speth, who goes by gus and speaks with a soft.
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