Rethinking Prosperity

Identity and the Environment

Author: ccceprosperityOn: Jan 23Categories: Guest Post No Comments

As the daughter of parents who work for an environmental foundation, as well as a native to the forward-thinking and progressive city of Seattle, I grew up with a conscious awareness of my carbon footprint. I never thought of myself as any different...

What is Gross National Happiness?

Author: KateOn: Jan 16Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

What is Gross National Happiness?

Undergraduate Post

Only recently has prosperity been connected with money as a part of its intrinsic definition. Originally, prosperity meant the opposite of affliction: satisfaction, happiness, and peace. Yet today, politicians and economists, left or right, seldom question...

What is Basic Income?

Author: KateOn: Jan 02Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

What is Basic Income?

Undergraduate Post

Basic income is a project that would ensure a basic annual salary for everyone. We see evidence that this sort of program works to reduce poverty, through programs like the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, and through social experiments. A common argument...

De-Stressing for the Holidays

Author: KateOn: Dec 25Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

De-Stressing for the Holidays

Undergraduate Post

The holiday season is often thought of as a time to enjoy time with friends and family, to celebrate what is important to us, to give thanks for what we have and to give back to others. In this way, the holiday season could be thought of as a celebration...

Join us in a Live Call Event: Shaping a New Narrative for a New Economy

Author: KateOn: Dec 01Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

Join us in a Live Call Event: Shaping a New Narrative for a New Economy

Undergraduate Post

Join Rethinking Prosperity at the UW Center for Communication and Civic Engagement for this live call event December 8, 2014: Shaping a New Narrative for a New Economy What role does narrativeplay in Shaping Economic Life? How must the current narrative...

Growth Doesn’t Mean Jobs

Author: KateOn: Nov 24Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

Growth Doesn’t Mean Jobs

Undergraduate Post

Kate Vavrousek The World Economic Forum has identified persistent jobless growth as one of its 10 upcoming global trends in 2015. “Persistent Jobless Growth” typically happens when countries increase

Is Water a Human Right?

Author: KateOn: Nov 23Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

Is Water a Human Right?

Undergraduate Post

In the wake of economic depression and municipal bankruptcy the city of Detroit, Michigan has issued a series of controversial water shutoffs for residents with overdue water and sewage bills. The high

Sustainability: Often Referenced, Rarely Defined

Author: KateOn: Nov 03Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

Sustainability: Often Referenced, Rarely Defined

Undergraduate Post

Kate Vavrousek When words are overused, their meanings can sometimes become diluted. For example, “sustainability” has been used over and over again, in many different contexts – and has been spun many

PepsiCo Removes BVO from Gatorade

Author: KateOn: Nov 03Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

PepsiCo Removes BVO from Gatorade

Undergraduate Post

A few months ago, I wrote a short article about food additive regulations in the US. In particular, caramel color, BVO, and BPA are buzzwords when potentially dangerous chemicals in our foods are discussed.

Cultural Vision: What is the Slow Movement?

Author: wendikaeOn: Sep 23Categories: Graduate Post No Comments

Cultural Vision: What is the Slow Movement?

Graduate Post

The Slow Movement advocates a cultural shift toward slowing down life's pace. A cultural movement in favor of slowing down in a world obsessed with speed is a useful prequel to any debate about prosperity and macroeconomic policy. By considering the Slow...