I’ve read two very contrasting books this week, The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions, and … Read More
Of Grabbing and Gifting
Currency
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
Yin, Yang, and Jung
Many, many years ago – in 1985 in fact – I took Economics A-level. I had a lovely and extremely … Read More
Impact = Population x Affluence x Technology x Wisdom
“The most exciting breakthroughs of the twenty-first century will not occur because of technology, but because of an expanding concept … Read More
Rethinking Money
Is our monetary system failing us? The book I mentioned last week, Rethinking Money: How New Currencies Turn Scarcity into … Read More