The environmental damage being done to the earth has reached crisis proportions. Many causes have been proposed: too many people; industrial society; human ignorance or inability to control themselves; human nature (greed); and a "perpetual growth philosophy." Discussion will be focused on how the inner logic and normal functioning of our economic system is contributing to this crisis.

Watch this program.

Read an article by Professor Magdoff: Global Resource Depletion: Is Population the Problem?

Read Professor Susskind's blog.