Amanda Palmer is the new economy
Amanda Palmer on no-fixed-price, “how do we LET people pay [for music].” “I don’t see it as risk, I see […]
Copright, Copyleft, IP, Culture, Economy
Economy
Democracy, Economy, Futures, Politics
What #OccupyWallStreet is about
#OccupyWallStreet is just the sort of movement I’ve been expecting. It’s a true grassroots movement catalyzed and sustained by social
Economy, Politics
Occupy ABC’s This Week
Update: link to a transcript of La Greca on This Week at DailyKos DailyKos blogger Jesse LaGreca was eloquent and
Economy
Notes on the financial crisis
John Robb connects the fall of the US Empire, like the fall of the Soviet empire, to central planning, but
Business, Community, Economy
The antithesis of holiday cheer: “Collapse”
“It’s not that Bernie Madoff was a pyramid scheme… the whole economy is a pyramid scheme!”
Business, Consciousness, Economy, Sustainability
Heads
In a conversation with a longtime friend, I just sent an email message that was fairly clear on some points
Business, Economy
A.I.G.: great story, wish it was fiction
Michael Lewis does a great job telling the story of A.I.G. and how it failed, bringing down the global economy.
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Happiness Is Mobile Loaves and Fishes
Mark Horvath (aka @hardlynormal), who is an advocate for the diverse and generally invisible homeless population, is in Austin hanging
Business, Economy
Fixing the car while it’s moving
James Suroweicki talks about the Obama Administration’s tough balancing act when it comes to bank regulation. It has to fix
Economy
Credit where credit is due
James Suroweicki explains the logic that drives credit card companies to strangle consumers. …credit-card companies have created a strange business,
Business, Community, Consciousness, Economy
Shopocalypse now: be mindful
Gary Gach considers how Buddha would approach consumer Christmas: “We should be trying to base contentment on being, rather than
Community, Economy
The Working Poor
According to seattlepi.com, the working poor missed the benefits of the economic boom, but they definitely won’t miss the effects
Community, Economy
Blog Action Day: Poverty
A little-known fact about me: just out of college and eager to save the world, I worked with poverty programs
Economy, Sustainability
Tiptoe through the tulips
Dave Wilson sent David Farber’s “Interesting People” email list a paragraph from Charles Mackay’s Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness