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Post-capitalism? Property and money

3 Sep 20141 Sep 2014
Charles Eisenstein has a thoughtful little post about the terms and meanings of capital, property and ownership - how we construct these in the current money culture, and how that…
disasters…

Joss vs. Zomney

30 Oct 2012
Ah, Joss... so brilliant. Enjoy! Paid for by the committee to learn parkour like, really soon, like maybe take a class or something.
Culture Change…

Why Brandalise? | brandalism

30 Jul 201230 Jul 2012
A thoughtful group of artists  decided to Occupy! billboards in Britain this summer, because: Advertising is part of a system which destroys our future to fulfil the demands of the…
heroes…

Uniting Against “Citizens United”

20 Jan 201220 Jan 2012
Money is not speech corporations are not people January 21st is the second anniversary of the ridiculous "Citizens United v. FEC" ruling by a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court.…
Culture Change…

11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits and Make the World A Better Place :: 2011 Edition « Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Blog :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits

27 Nov 201127 Nov 2011
While my favorite shopping option is Buy Nothing Day (followed closely, in at least two senses, by Buy Local Day - I succeeded with both this year), there are often a few…
Culture Change…

13 Staggering Facts About The Global Super Rich

25 Oct 201118 Nov 2011
13 Staggering Facts About The Global Super Rich. Gives a clear perspective on the differences between us 99% and the 1%.
climate…

Plan B Updates – 99: A Fifty Million Dollar Tipping Point? | EPI

10 Aug 201110 Aug 2011
A bright  bit of happy news burning through the sooty smokestack emissions: At a press conference on July 21, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he was contributing $50 million…
Living Systems…

Charging for Land

8 Aug 2011
The [Land Value Tax] strikes at the heart of the land monopoly. In a powerful speech, Winston Churchill said, “Land monopoly is not the only monopoly, but it is by…
disasters…

Could a carbon tax help solve our budget woes? | Grist

29 Jul 20118 Aug 2011
Could a carbon tax help solve our budget woes? | Grist. Again, it's time to start taking this seriously, as a potential solution for multiple problems.  See my previous post…
Culture Change…

Shopping our way out of it?

29 Jul 201128 Mar 2013
So, there's a kind of thinking about sustainability that is very pro-business, that says "if we just bought better stuff, the world would be a better place."  And, to an…

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