If John Lennon were living today, he might have written one more verse for his song “Imagine” … . . . Imagine there’s no market It’s not hard if you […]
Continue readingWhat Makes You Think We Can Grow Out of This?
This morning’s essay is sent in by a long time reader. Donald B. Halcom As I sit here pondering the current status of the USA, I am struck by the […]
Continue readingEverything Won’t Be Alright
Ashvin Pandurangi The Automatic Earth Looking around at those… around me – family, friends, acquaintances and random faces in the crowd of apathy – the level of complacency is so […]
Continue readingTitanic Banks Hit Libor Iceberg
This morning wise woman Ellen Brown helps us understand the consequence of the obsolescence of MARKET. Ellen Brown At one time, calling the large multinational banks a “cartel” branded you as […]
Continue readingThe Top American Science Questions in 2012
Today on his The Big Picture blog, Barry Ritholtz recommended the following article which is re-posted from ScienceDebate.org. Thomas Jefferson wrote: “Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted […]
Continue readingGrand Sheikh of the Sufis
Today I feature an article about one of the contemporary masters of Sufism. It was originally published in the Journal of Human Behavior in 1977. Edwin Kiester, Jr. Idries Shah, […]
Continue readingAnswering the Call
Timothy Wilken Enlightened humans are often described as being consistently kind and compassionate, and are most admired for their total commitment to goodness. They are often described as calm. In […]
Continue readingIs Austerity the Best Choice for Canada?
In this morning’s essay, re-posted from Common Dreams, the author introduces her subject as follows: Canada, called the world’s most resource-rich country, is now being subjected to austerity measures like […]
Continue readingBe Love→Do Good→Have Everything
We have just begun private Beta testing for a new online gifting exchange that I call The Gifting Earth. I see gifting as a replacement for Market. As capitalism has […]
Continue readingBefore the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us
The following is an excerpt from a new book about Peak Oil and Global Climate Change. From the Front Flap of the Hardcover Edition: First the bad news: over the […]
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