Jon Erickson 4/20/23

  • “I’m convinced that economics as currently taught and practiced will ensure a planetary path to ruin,” economist and author Jon D. Erickson says. He explains why and what must be done in his newest book The Progress Illusion: Reclaiming Our Future from the Fairytale of Economics (Island Press, December 2022) at 118 Elliot, 118 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, Vermont. 
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  • The event is sponsored by 118 Elliot, Everyone’s Books and Epsilon Spires.
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  • The talk is part of 118 Elliot and Everyone’s Books Climate Emergency Book Series featuring engaging authors who discuss the reality of climate from varied points of view.

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