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Who Can Own The Earth?
This is why we need a new relationship to land. Instead of seeing it as a bunch of resources to own and exploit, we need to care for it. Continue reading
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They Want Us to Work for Nothing
When Southern descendants of slaves started moving North, planters tried everything to keep them. They arrested would-be migrants at train stations. They barred Northern recruiters from towns. Articles were written; emergency meetings were held. The one thing they never seemed to consider was paying their workers a decent wage. Continue reading
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Being Brilliant Doesn’t Mean You’re Right
The trouble with brilliance is that the beauty of an idea can sweep people along into ignoring the downsides. Brilliant ideas that serve the rich and powerful are especially dangerous. Continue reading
We Need Economic Stability, Not Economic Growth
Growth is good up to a point. In the rich countries, according to economist Herman Daly, we are far past that point. The more we grow from here on, the worse off we will be. Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, eco-socialism, economics, forests, sharing, UBI
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How Free Markets Damage People and Planet
“Markets without restrictions are like cars without brakes,” writes Dr. Ha-Joon Chang of Cambridge. “They’re bound to keep crashing.” Continue reading
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Cruelty Vs. Caring in America
Many Americans consider hard-heartedness a virtue. They call making people suffer, ‘promoting individual responsibility’ and have managed to create a society of widespread misery in the midst of affluence. Millions of Americans don’t go along with the cult of cruelty, though. They are fighting for a society based on caring, Continue reading
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Don’t Dismiss Trump Voters
“We must grasp that our enemy is not someone who is politically incorrect, even racist, but the corporations and a failed political and judicial system that sacrifices people, as well as the planet, on the altar of profit.” Chris Hedges Continue reading
Capitalism: The Opposite of Free Markets
Conservatives believe the United States is a capitalist country, and they like it that way. They say government should stay out of people’s business, so free markets can create the best possible society. Anyone who advocates that government do more … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate welfare, corruption, economics, real estate, stocks
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Yes, We Can Afford Nice Things
The federal government can no more run out of money than the Google Play Store can run out off apps.
Inflation is not a threat to anyone but credit card companies and banks. Continue reading
7 Reasons the US Can’t Deal With COVID-19
Isn’t this the same dynamic we have seen with the failure to address homelessness, gun violence, or climate change? If a problem is complicated and difficult, we don’t even try. Continue reading
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Tagged Coronavirus, economics, homelessness, media, politics
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