Beyond Rio + 20: Next Steps for the Widening Circle Campaign for a Global Citizens Movement

Ethical MarketsGlobal Citizen, Earth Systems Science

Sometimes we wonder if we are really making a difference. Often we do not see the results of our own actions as it depends on so many of us doing the ‘right’ thing even when there is no immediate reward. I remain an optimist in these troubled times when I …

Indentured Servitude for Seniors: Social Security Garnished for Student Debts

kristyReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Indentured Servitude for Seniors: Social Security Garnished for Student Debts Ellen Brown http://WebofDebt.com/articles May 9, 2012 The Social Security program…represents our commitment as a society to the belief that workers should not live in dread that a disability, death, or old age could leave them or their families destitute. — …

Tips and Trends

kristyResource Efficiency

Tips and trends It seems appropriate to start the New Year with the famous quote of Jimi Hendrix at his live concert “Band of Gypsys” on New Year’s Eve 1969-70 in New York. ‘Happy New Year first of all!’ he said – after which he started playing “Machine Gun” – …