Well, well, it has been an interesting week since I published my blog post about capitalism and what’s wrong with … Read More
Capitalism and Beyond
Currency
How Capitalism is Failing
Oooh, I really feel I am straying into dangerous territory here. I have no doubt that many (or all) of … Read More
Elinor Ostrom and Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons
Recently I’ve been looking at democracy and its shortcomings as a system of governance. I’ve also looked at some alternatives. … Read More
Of Equality, Ecology and Economics
I’ve been reading Ecofeminism, by Vandana Shiva and Maria Mies. Even if you don’t have much time for the … Read More
Possible Worlds
“The most wonderful and the most terrible of futures that have ever been possible are now possible.” — First speaker … Read More
A New Bretton Woods
Next week I shall be traveling to Bretton Woods in New Hampshire for an event called the Global Economic Visioning. … Read More
Of Grabbing and Gifting
I’ve read two very contrasting books this week, The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions, and … Read More
Of Plutocrats and Pitchforks
“The greatest country, the richest country, is not that which has the most capitalists, monopolists, immense grabbings, vast fortunes, with … Read More
Mother Nature and Father Greed
“There is only one force bigger than Mother Nature, and that is Father Greed.” So writes the Pulitzer Prize winning … Read More