The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Russia’s small-scale organic agriculture model may hold the key to feeding the world Imagine living in a country where having the freedom to cultivate your own land, tax-free and without government interference, is not only common but also encouraged for the purpose of promoting individual sovereignty and strong, healthy communities. Now imagine that in this …
Can the Sharing Economy Cross to the Mainstream? EXTRACT: The resounding message of the sharing economy is that it fosters relationships and builds communities. So far, it has focused primarily on the self-interested values of saving money and making money from the idle resources in order to appeal to consumers. The sharing economy should incorporate …
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When Growth Outpaces Happiness CHINA’s new leaders, who will be anointed next month at the Communist Party’s 18th National Congress in Beijing, might want to rethink the Faustian bargain their predecessors embraced some 20 years ago: namely, that social stability could be bought by rapid economic growth. As the recent riots at a Foxconn factory …
Brilliant and funny video on the Tobin Tax Via Willy De Backer Video “Difficult Labour” for the financial transaction tax of Oxfam Germany with Heike Makatsch, Mark Waschke, Stephan Grossman & Rike Eckermann. YouTube (2:08) More info at: http://www.oxfam.de/schweregeburt Music: The Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way See Also: A Tax Revolution – Replace …
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The Sensing Planet: Why The Internet Of Things Is The Biggest Next Big Thing By: Rob van Kranenburg Rob van Kranenburg outlines a brief history of the next big thing–the internet of things–and argues that U.S. industry and government should be taking a more active role in its evolution. About a decade ago, I would …
Published on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 by Common Dreams As Spain’s Recession Darkens, Alternative Economies Rise – Common Dreams staff As Spain’s economic recession has continued to deepen, conditions for people within the country are expected to get worse following austerity measures that increasingly cut into everyday economic survival, Reuters reports Tuesday. However, as many …
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Most of us take for granted that those rectangular green slips of paper we keep in our wallets are inviolable: the physical embodiment of value. But alternative forms of money have a long history and appear to be growing in popularity. It’s not merely barter or primitive means of exchange like seashells or beads. Beneath …
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