The stated rationale for jettisoning environmental protections is that they are inefficient and have “suffocated” the economy. But economic benefits must be weighed against costs, including impacts on human health.
For our 50th-anniversary issue, we asked five Dollars & Sense supporters to imagine what the U.S. and global economies could look like 50 years from now. Here is what they came up with. The illustrations are by Philadelphia-based artist Michelle Sayles. — Eds.
