American Gulag

American Gulag

The corporate government has created a gulag for the American people. For most of us, it is a work camp in which we barely get enough to provide basic security. Per government records, only 10% own their own homes outright despite generations of us working endlessly...
homeless housing solution

homeless housing solution

Great feedback to my blog and posts about the state of homeless housing in the United States, has been pouring in. I get comments from folks struggling with poverty, with homelessness, and with the threat of homelessness and what that does to their psyches. I also get...
4 examples that show that poverty isn’t a natural human condition

4 examples that show that poverty isn’t a natural human condition

We recently shared on social media this article called “W​hat Bill Gates doesn’t know about poverty”​ (originally published by TheRules.org). The article deals with the fact that although Gates has a noble purpose trying to help eradicate poverty, he seems to be...

5 Reasons why mr. economy needs therapy

The narrative promoted by what I call hyper-capitalism is based on the notion that “the economy” is an entity of its own, that functions and balances in an quasi-magical way, albeit in collaboration with the other entity, “the free market”....
Two aspects Of socio-economic development that we forget too easily

Two aspects Of socio-economic development that we forget too easily

This article was originally published on www.thomaspichon.com On the bus to Kashmir, Ruth and I met Henry, a young and smart Australian guy who’s going to give a hand on an interesting project dealing with localized #economics in Northern India. He’ll volunteer at an...