Surplus and Scarcity

Volume 10: 2001-2002

What does it mean to live a life of surplus amidst a world of scarcity, or a life of scarcity amidst the unfathomable worlds of surplus? At the heart of most environmental controversies, the relationship between scarcity and surplus will undoubtedly emerge. How much is enough, and how are so many rendered wanting in a world with such bounty? While scarcities of cropland, forests, water, and other renewable resources are felt around the world, concentrations of surplus often rest in the hands of a few. What should be done? Such controversies are at once ecological, political, social, and psychological.

Introduction

Kristen Grubbs

Poetry

Food for the World
Rob Hardy
Quicksilver
Gerald R. Wheeler
Usonian, Atrophy Homes
Bruce Berger
Charity Games, Brighton Beach Back Alley Secrets
Richard Fein

Essays

Scarcity and Surplus In a Global World
Catriona Glazebrook
Resource Wars
Michael T. Klare
Morning Song
Robbie Fearn
A Cleansing Winter
Lanniko L. Lee
Quality for Quantity: Looking for Soul in Our Daily Lives
interview with Thomas Moore
Mast
Tom Wessels
Bear Down, Bear Up!
H. Meade Cadot
Monkeys Make Do, Fruit or No Fruit
Beth A. Kaplin
Thelma Gnatcatcher
Jonathan L. Atwood
Not Just A Falling Leaf
Peter A. Palmiotto

Stories

Marshfield: A Suburban Fairy Tale
Peggy Duffy
Graciela
Rose R. Rousseau

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Last Updated: 11/10/08