As Trump’s tariffs kick in, the Republican party is suddenly spouting anti-consumerist rhetoric that would make the Lorax smile. Should we cheer on this accidental experiment in economic shrinkage, or will this ham-fisted set of trade policies cause a backlash against the proponents of degrowth? As political confusion reigns, we offer eco-localism as the no-regrets way to build community resilience in the face of unprecedented ineptitude that probably won’t go away anytime soon. Originally recorded on 6/16/25.Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.Sources/Links/Notes:<ul><li>Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, <a href='https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Abundance/Ezra-Klein/9781668023488'>Abundance</a>, Avid Reader Press, March 2025.</li><li>UN Alliance For Sustainable Fashion addresses the <a href='https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/un-alliance-sustainable-fashion-addresses-damage-fast-fashion'>damage of ‘fast fashion’</a></li><li>Kelsey Piper, "<a href='https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/398696/degrowth-economy-trump-right-poverty'>Trump’s bizarre new push to make us poorer,</a>" Vox, February 7, 2025.</li><li>Kenneth Pucker, "<a href='https://www.businessoffashion.com/opinions/sustainability/trump-lesssons-degrowth-fashion-sustainability/'>Lessons From Trump’s Degrowth Experiment,</a>" Business of Fashion, May 9, 2025.</li><li>Kenneth Bradsher, "<a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/business/china-rare-earth-samarium-fighter-jets.html'>China’s Chokehold on This Obscure Mineral Threatens the West’s Militaries,</a>" New York Times, June 9, 2025.</li><li>Adam Tooze, "<a href='https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-380-trumps-futurism-elons'>Trump's futurism: Elon's rockets and fewer dolls for "baby girl,</a>" Chartbook, May 6, 2025.</li><li>"<a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/podcasts/the-daily/tariff-shein-temu-china-fast-fashion.html'>The End of Fast Fashion?,</a>" The Daily, May 15, 2025.</li><li>Kurt Cobb, "<a href='https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-06-08/trade-war-vise-grip-china-is-squeezing-rare-earth-supply-and-its-hurting/'>Trade war vise grip: China is squeezing rare earth supply and it’s hurting,</a>" Resilience, June 8, 2025.</li><li>"<a href='https://www.thebulwark.com/p/derek-thompson-trumps-war-on-dolls'>Derek Thompson: Trump's War on Dolls,</a>" The Bulwark, May 2, 2025.</li><li>Richard Heinberg, "<a href='https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-04-17/how-eco-localism-differs-from-tariff-terrorism/'>How Eco-Localism Differs from Tariff Terrorism,</a>" Resilience, April 17, 2025.</li></ul>Related episode(s) of Crazy Town:<ul><li><a href='https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-05-01/crazy-town-episode-86-escaping-growthism/'>Episode 86</a>, "Escaping Growthism"</li><li><a href='https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-11-27/crazy-town-episode-94-department-of-entropy/'>Episode 94</a>, “Breaking News: Crazy Town joins the newly formed Department of Entropy”</li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.postcarbon.org/supportcrazytown/">Support the show</a>

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