Category Archives: ECONOMY

Quantitative Easing Explained

Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2010 by meganwilson
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Toxie

Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2010 by meganwilson
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An Alternative to Cutthroat Capitalism

Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2010 by meganwilson

By Georgia Kelly HUFFINGTON POST Praxis Peace Institute (my Sonoma, CA non-profit organization) brought a group of 25 people for a 5-day seminar and tour of the Mondragón Cooperatives in the Basque region of Spain, September 13-18, 2010. There was … Continue reading →

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Consumerism

Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 by meganwilson
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A Recipe for Fascism

Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010 by meganwilson

By Chris Hedges TRUTHDIG American politics, as the midterm elections demonstrated, have descended into the irrational. On one side stands a corrupt liberal class, bereft of ideas and unable to respond coherently to the collapse of the global economy, the … Continue reading →

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Crises of Capitalism

Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010 by meganwilson

In this RSA Animate, renowned academic David Harvey asks if it is time to look beyond capitalism towards a new social order that would allow us to live within a system that really could be responsible, just, and humane.

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The Impossible Hamster

Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 by meganwilson
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They thought the party would last forever …

Posted on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 by meganwilson
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I REMEMBER, SO I’M VOTING

Posted on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 by meganwilson
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Prison Economics Help Drive Ariz. Immigration Law

Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 by meganwilson

By Laura Sullivan NPR Last year, two men showed up in Benson, Ariz., a small desert town 60 miles from the Mexico border, offering a deal. Glenn Nichols, the Benson city manager, remembers the pitch. “The gentleman that’s the main … Continue reading →

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