Well, here we are at the beginning of the Not-So-Great Depression. After years of living beyond our means and having too much on our plates, now we will have just enough - if we're lucky.

Whether the current economic downturn lasts five years or 20, it will radically alter our lifestyles. Our material culture will be significantly dematerialized.

Meanwhile, the global environmental crisis is building toward a crescendo. Like a gigantic version of the 1930s dustbowls, it is beginning to settle and choke the very basis of our lives and livelihood. Critical resources are rapidly disappearing, and environmental devastation is draining the global economy. The economic and ecological crises are deeply intertwined, and we are about to experience their combined impact.

How can we survive this unique global transition? What will our lives look like if and when (more...)