The following commentary piece is a welcome addition to the public discourse on our current economic malaise. All too often environmental activists and green business enthusiasts ignore the intellectual heritage from which they came. Commentary by Neil Seldman, Institute for Local Self-Reliance Recently on Fox News, Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff , was likened to Karl Marx with a ponytail. I do not know how Annie is wearing her hair these days, but she reminds me far more of the young Frederick Engels than of Karl Marx. Let me explain. Annie's widely circulated animated video makes the connections between overproduction and ecological damage as well as between sustainability and job creation. In all of this, she is following in
Commentary on 21st century environmental issues from a cultural and social perspective.