Sure, in My Backyard (SIMBY): The Toxic Politics of Ship-dismantling
The Exxon-Valdez is in the news again -- this controversial ship is set to be disassembled, and its scheduled dismantling is bringing light to important issues such as how to preserve the health of...
View ArticleUnited States is Now the Most Unequal of All Industrialized Nations
Jon Stewart spoke with Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz about how the extreme concentration of wealth in the hands of a few plutocrats is destroying the very principles upon which our...
View ArticleRomney & Ryan: Going Back to the Future that Destroyed Our Nation’s Economy?
Just as newly christened potential vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told his supporters that he was "thrilled to be a part of America's comeback team", the Obama campaign released another...
View ArticleTop 10 Trends in Sustainable Investing: Local Dollars, Local Sense
We are in the middle of an economic revolution toward much more local investing. The collapse of mammoth Wall Street banks, the LIBOR scandal and corrupt corporate malfeasance have given rise to...
View ArticleVideo Shows US Wealth Gap is Now So Huge that it Soars Off Charts
It seems like every month the number of people who are unemployed, or in need of food stamps soars to record new levels, while corporate profits continue to skyrocket. Attempting to describe the...
View ArticleRise of Cooperatives and Credit Unions is Revolutionizing the US Economy
Recently I was listening to an engrossing radio interview with the visionary economist and author, Gar Alperovitz, as he was discussing his new book, What Then Must We Do?, which highlights the rise of...
View ArticleLabor Day: Six Ways We Can Improve Working Conditions
Economist and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich shares an insightful Labor Day message concerning how we can improve the plight of struggling workers in the United States. The post Labor Day: Six...
View ArticleSwiss Consider Adopting a Guaranteed Basic Income
In an attempt to reverse rampant extreme poverty and severe economic inequities, the Swiss populace is now demanding a vote to implement a Basic Income for all of its citizens. These proposed economic...
View ArticleThe Story of Solutions: Why Bigger is Not Better
For five years Annie Leonard and the folks from the innovative Story of Stuff Project have been creating compact educational videos explaining complicated ideas in a very accessible and easy to...
View ArticleWhy Sharing is a Revolutionary Act, and Our Future
Beth Buczynski's new book: Sharing is Good: How to Save Money, Time and Resources through Collaborative Consumption, chronicles the roadmap to our sustainable future. This accessible and well-written...
View ArticleWho are Spain’s Homeless Residents?
Our growing economic crisis has forced more people from various socioeconomic backgrounds to live on the street; now increasing numbers of Spain's homeless population were formerly members of the...
View ArticleMotor City Has a Pedal-Powered Future
Detroit’s fortunes rose and fell on four wheels, but its past- and its future- could be built on two. That’s what Jen Wieczner at Fortune Magazine thinks, and, with at least seven bicycle makers...
View ArticleRachel Maddow’s New Book Tackles the Military Industrial Complex
Rhodes Scholar and former AIDS activist Dr. Rachel Maddow's greatly anticipated first book deals with how the bloated expanding military budget has highjacked our nation. "Drift" will be released by...
View ArticleSacred Economics: Money is a Societal Construct with No Inherent Meaning
My sustainable economics reading group recently finished Charles Eisenstein's seminal book, "Sacred Economics: Money, Gift and Society in the Age of Transition". Everyone should read this amazing book....
View ArticleStudent Loan Forgiveness Act Introduced into Congress by Hansen Clarke
This week Michigan Representative Hansen Clarke introduced the Student Loan Forgiveness Act, HR4170, into Congress. Hansen's proposed bill will allow for all student loans to be forgiven if the...
View ArticleMoney is Fiction: Working to End the Monetary System
Imagine a world where money does not exist; it's not difficult, if you try. Money itself is useless — you can not eat a twenty-dollar bill sandwich, or live in a house constructed entirely of silver...
View ArticleStreetbank Makes Sharing with Your Neighbors Easy
Streetbank is a free website that helps you to more easily share and borrow things or skills from your neighbors. It connects you to a local network of other people who are also interested in lending,...
View ArticleGlobal Elites Hide Trillions in Secret Offshore Economy Each Year
A new report has been published which compiles detailed information about the enormous amount of money that is being hidden by billionaires in offshore accounts. The research, The Price of Offshore...
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