The Crash Course: The Unsustainable Future of Our Economy, Energy, and Environment

Suggested Interview Questions for Chris Martenson, Author of The Crash Course

• Why did you write The Crash Course? How did you come up with the idea for this book?
• Who are you / what is your background? What makes you qualified to discuss the economy, energy, and environment?
• What is the relationship between the economy, energy, and environment?
• How are we on a “Crash Course”? What are the problems and predicaments our economy faces?
• Is this problem limited to the United States?
• Will our economy be able to experience growth again? Why or why not?
• How should we envision the future?
• How can we change the future? Where do we even start?
• You say “wealth’ is not about money. What is your definition of “wealth”?
• Your analysis of the Great Credit Bubble projects that it has only just begun to burst. What can we expect from a collapsing credit bubble?
• You say the “twenty teens” will be one of the most challenging decades. Why?
• Even though you discuss subject matter of a serious nature, you consider yourself a “realistic optimist.” Why?
• What can people do as individuals to secure a better future?
• Is relocation necessary for a better future?
• What are the opportunities that await us, both during the period of adjustment and afterward?
• What are the few basic “truths” that you think will shape the future significantly?
• What is the one message you want people to take away from The Crash Course?