John Steiner: Banks Not Lending–Blame the Fed!

Thanks to: Jack Kaplan. Why Banks Aren’t Lending: The Silent Liquidity Squeeze by Ellen Brown Global Research, July 15, 2011 EXTRACT Paying interest on reserves was intended to prevent “inflation,” but it is having the opposite effect, contracting the money and credit that are the lifeblood of a functioning economy.  The whole economic model is …

John Steiner: Angry Moms & Active Shareholders Rebel

How Angry Moms Toppled the ‘World’ Influential British parenting website Mumsnet was instrumental in bringing down scandal-ridden News of the World. Bill Coles reports from London on the remarkable grassroots campaign. Bill Coles, The Daily Beast, 10 July 2011 Curb the Corporate Agenda of Activist CEOs Tell Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the Shareholder …

Contributing Editor John Steiner

John Steiner, Harvard class of ’65, is a networker, organizer, and philanthropist. He brings together people, projects, ideas and money around a common cause – serving “the pattern that connects.” He co-founded the National Commons, a predecessor to the United States Consensus Council, to bring multi-stakeholder, collaborative problem solving tools to the national level. He …

Allen Roland: Honoring Chalmers Johnson, Prophet of Truth + Empire Meta-RECAP

Prophet for a Dying Empire Every dying Empire has its truth telling prophet and America had its own with Chalmers Johnson. Johnson correctly compared the decay of the American empire, with its well over 600 overseas military bases, with the fall of the Roman Empire whereas the Senate becomes a wealthy corporate club and irrelevant …