I am a member of the compassionate left. Whilst I am not the only such member there is no such organisation. I am compassionate first, for me being compassionate makes me accept the compassionate economic analysis of Marxism. Because I am compassionate I wish to see...
This is the space for your content. Just replace this text with your own words.Pizza Economics:My heart goes out to those hurt in La Rambla Barcelona today.I have been there. Barcelona is one of my favorite cities, very beautiful and alive.I walked in the Rambla.Again...
Originally published on the Economics of Happiness Blog at http://www.localfutures.org/globalizations-blowback/.by Alex JensenA recent study of air pollution in the western United States made a startling finding: despite a 50 percent drop over the past 25 years...
Like many of you I’ve been an activist a long time. It’s really not hard to see the system is corrupt, so the hard part’s really been not going insane being surrounded by people who don’t want to do a damn thing to change anything for the...
By Steven GorelickOriginally posted on the Economics of Happiness Blog at http://www.localfutures.org/our-obsolescent-economy/A friend of mine from India tells a story about driving an old Volkswagen beetle from California to Virginia during his first year in the...
It’s becoming widely accepted that, for the Democrats to regain political leadership, they have to do more than resist the Trump regime. Recognizing this, many are drawn to particular initiatives that draw popular support, such as universal health care or a $15...
When we were researching the data behind the global inequality video, we were shocked by how extreme the figures were. And judging by how fast the video spread, everyone else was just as surprised as we were. But that was in 2013, and things have changed a lot since...
As large-scale land acquisitions increased by close to 20 percent over the past year, a growing number of land defenders and indigenous leaders faced intimidation, arrests and even death. Environmental devastation is spreading across the developing world, involving...
Originally published on the Economics of Happiness Blog. It’s a familiar story. On his final journey toward Jerusalem, Jesus stops in Bethany to eat at the home of Simon, a leper. A woman enters with an alabaster jar of expensive ointment; she breaks the jar and pours...
The annual public letter from Bill and Melinda Gates has become a much-celebrated event in the global development calendar. But lost in the excitement around this year’s letter is the fact that it uses 6,000 words to paint a picture that is so selective in its use of...
