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...
Why are my highly educated friends so ignorant about trade?

Why are my highly educated friends so ignorant about trade?

By Isabel Marlens Originally published on the Local Futures blog. Since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, I’ve found myself talking for the first time with a lot of my 20-something friends about trade agreements. My friends didn’t vote for...
Don’t be fooled by climate-smart agriculture!

Don’t be fooled by climate-smart agriculture!

Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is like Green Growth, Inclusive Growth, Green Economy and so many other catch-all and concepts which are too vague and broad to be useful: nice labels put on ‘business as usual’ policies avoiding the radical changes that are required....
Greece: it’s all going with the flow

Greece: it’s all going with the flow

This blog was originally published on Medium as part of Story Europe Reading the commentaries on #Greece in the last few weeks, it’s clear that there is a degree of genuine shock and consternation rippling through groups who have traditionally been the main...
Playing monopoly with humanity: we’re all in the game

Playing monopoly with humanity: we’re all in the game

“Despite plunging oil prices and a weakened euro, the ranks of the world’s wealthiest defied global economic turmoil and expanded yet again. For our 29th annual guide to the globe’s richest, we found a record 1,826 billionaires with an aggregate net worth of $7.05...