IssuesBehindTheNews

ISSUES BEHIND THE NEWS The advancement of our country has benefitted from vigorous debate from progressive thinkers who promote ideas that challenge traditional ways of doing and thinking about things. In this debate, different voices are crucial. In a world with growing inequality, where poverty exists alongside extreme wealth, where the headline news is often contained within a mental framework that is determined by existing elites, it is important to hear alternative voices. When scientists portray a dire future caused by environmental destruction, but much needed changes are frustrated by self-interest, other perspectives give us an opportunity to reassess the way we live. One such voice is heard in this book. Robert brings a well-honed ethical perspective orientated to policy and institutional assumptions that need to be identified and rethought.  I hope that this volume receives wide circulation so it can contribute to the ongoing debate about our future and t...