The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization’s Northern Future
10.11.2010
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Dr. Lawrence C. Smith

In his new book, The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization’s Northern Future, UCLA geologist Dr. Laurence C. Smith, a rising star in geoscience, distills cutting edge scientific research into four global forces (demographic trends, natural resource demand, climate change, and globalization) to offer a vivid prediction of what the world we leave to our children and grandchildren will be like.
 
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Prof. Michael Lebowitz: The Socialist Alternative

Due to increasing competition for scarce natural resources, a barbarism haunts the planet. In the drive for expansion and profits, the endgame of the capitalist system promises imperialism, domination of impoverished peoples and an ecological nightmare. The capitalist path is a death trap, but there is a just, people-based alternative: Socialism. In this wide-ranging interview, Prof. Michael Lebowitz discusses his latest book, The Socialist Alternative: Real Human Development.
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