On 22 April 1970 (the first Earth Day), and again on 22 April 1971, Walt Kelly, through his cartoon possum Pogo, pronounced his assessment of the human condition, and identified the ultimate source of all human ills.
Forty years on, Kelly’s observation appears progressively more accurate – and progressively less likely to be heeded.
With apologies to Nick Anderson, and to Walt Kelly’s estate and legacy.