Degrowth Archives – Deceleration

Subsidizing the Wealthy to Secure Well-Being for the Rest is a Strategy that Has Failed for Over 150 Years

By Daniel Wortel-London & Shareable ● Democracy ● October 28, 2025

Historian Daniel Wortel-London explains why, looking at the case of New York City—with lessons for San Antonio as we consider public funding streams for Project Marvel.

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Degrowth: ‘A Gateway into Socialist Thought for the 21st Century’

By Andrew Ahern, Jason Hickel & The BREAK—DOWN ● Degrowth ● September 12, 2025

In a moment when The Atlantic is calling Donald Trump a “degrowther,” it’s time for Jason Hickel to break down what degrowth is and isn’t.

How to Reclaim Traditional Foods for a Degrowth Food Future

By degrowth ● Degrowth ● January 28, 2025

Fermentation is a living food culture that taps into ancient skills and traditional knowledge. But this knowledge is under attack and slowly dying out.

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From Growth Fetish to Post-Growth

By Democracy Collaborative ● Degrowth ● September 5, 2024

Our society tends to see growth as an unalloyed good, but an expanding body of evidence is now telling us to think again.

Degrowth: Who’s Ready for the Three-Day Workweek?

By Grist ● Degrowth ● February 5, 2024

Kohei Saito, author of “Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto,” talks abbreviated workweeks, private jet bans, and what we gain from reducing consumption.

Going Plastics-Free with Veronica Castillo of Galeria EVA

By Marisol Cortez ● Analysis ● November 27, 2021

Against the might of an economy organized around disposability and extraction, ceramics artist Veronica Castillo and Society of Native Nations team up to reacquaint local families with ancient and intimate relations to clay, body, and earth.

Meet Deceleration: An Online Gathering for Global Degrowth Day

By Marisol Cortez ● Resources ● May 17, 2021

On June 5, come hang with our co-editors and community advisors to learn more about what we do, why we do it, and how we can support collective efforts to create buen vivir para todxs: a good life for all.