With Good Reason

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An epidemic of over-consumption is sweeping the United States and the rest of the industrialized world. With Good Reason sat down with PBS documentary producer John De Graaf, among whose best-known shows is Affluenza, for an in-depth discussion of happiness and the economy and how the life/work balance got out of whack for American workers.   De Graaf, the author of a new book on the economy, proposes solutions for living more sustainably.

Also featured: The story of life has a complex cast of characters, and Fred Singer (Radford University) says we’re losing many of them due to poor judgment and our own astounding biological success.  Singer has interviewed Jane Goodall, Dan Jansen and other renowned scientists for his new textbook on ecology.