My CASSE Internship: A Unique Experience in Unsustainable Times
By Ben Valdez
I don't think it's ever easy to consider being an unpaid intern right out of college. It's something you don't usually think about while you're in school, at least from my experience, and it's certainly not something you're trained to aim for as a prospective graduate.
CASSE's 2019 Editorial Intern, Ben Valdez
Before I came to the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy in September of 2019, I had spent the summer at home in the Los Angeles sun, mulling over what I wanted to do with my life. I had graduated with a degree in English and found myself lacking in the ideal amount of experience to begin a full-time job, so I widened my search to include internships. I was really just eager to get my foot in the door somewhere.
When I took the position of Editorial Intern at CASSE, I didn't know too much about what to expect beyond the basics of the role. The Steady State Press had not yet been fully formed, and my first assignment was to read Supply Shock...
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- The Impact of Evolutionary Pressures on Economic Narratives
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- Orange Cone Headaches: Construction in an Overpopulated, Pro-Growth World
- The Meat of the Matter: Diet, Climate, and the Steady State Economy
- Joe Biden, Donald “Duck,” and a Steady-State Soul of America
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- The Futility of Utility
- “Consumer Confidence” or Subtle Salesmanship?
- Uncommon Sense-The Foreword
- Wildlife on the Way Out While the World Wildlife Fund Lays a Policy Egg
- Wealth Transfers, Carbon Dioxide Removal, and the Steady State Economy
- Fair Incomes for a Healthy Future: The Sustainable Salaries Act
- Colorado River: “Lifeline of the Southwest” Suffering Effects of Economic Growth and Climate Change
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- Wildlife on the Way Out While the World Wildlife Fund Lays a Policy Egg
- “Consumer Confidence” or Subtle Salesmanship?
- The Silver Lining of the COVID-Caused Recession is Fading Fast
- The Futility of Utility
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