Todd Gitlin* – The Nation The People’s Climate March proves the Climate Movement has reached critical mass, like the Civil Rights Movement, Antiwar, feminist and gay movements before it. Less than two weeks have passed and yet it isn’t too early to say it: the People’s Climate March changed the …
Restoring Trust: In Markets and Politics
It’s common knowledge that human societies work most effectively and harmoniously where there are high levels of trust – in each other and our institutions. Markets cannot operate without trust. Wall Street is learning this as I discussed in Electronic Bulls, Bears & Pigs. Confidence among retail investors has dropped since …
CSRwire: Challenging Traditional Finance: Mapping The Transition To Sustainability
Challenging Traditional Finance: Mapping The Transition To Sustainability A whole-system global transition is underway and accelerating as human activities encounter planetary boundaries. Globalization of our technologies of transportation and communication are unleashing disruptive business models while changing demographics and new political forces are now clashing with incumbent industries and elites. …
Rolling Jubilee has abolished over a million dollars of medical debt!
Like Tweet Forward Strike Debt has just abolished medical debt for a thousand people! Over 1,000 people are receiving notice that their debt is HISTORY Mar 16 – 23 is a Week of Action to Declare a Healthcare Emergency: It’s a Matter of #LifeOrDebt Spread the word! Action: Call …
Occupied. OWS Updates for the Week of March 6
“ Bravo, Occupy !” – Hazel Henderson, Editor GET THIS FROM A FRIEND? SUBSCRIBE SHARE: Dear Supporter, A few months ago, Occupy Wall Street offshoot Strike Debt made international headlines through its Rolling Jubilee initiative that raised more than $500,000 to purchase and abolish debt. Strike Debt will soon be …
Bond news: IRS provokes roaring laughter w. Destiny Green Bond ruling
You have to hand it to the US IRS (Internal Revenue Service) – they seem to have a sense of humour. In 2004, the US Congress created tax-credits for Green Bonds for large construction projects that would serve as demonstrations of alternative energy technologies. In 2007 Destiny USA issued $228m …
Discussing the Assemblies and Consensus of #OccupyWallStreet (2): Consensus is not Self-Management
Discussing the Assemblies and Consensus of #OccupyWallStreet (2): Consensus is not Self-Management Excerpted from Michael Albert: “In Greece and Spain, a single message predominated. It had nothing to do with analyses of capitalism or other analytic focuses. Instead, Greek and Spanish activists reported that they had massive assemblies in widespread …
How to Make Monetary Reform Happen!
Dear Friends of the American Monetary Institute, Across the country, thousands of Americans continue to demonstrate to take back the power of government from the corrupt financiers, and to really give them the justice they so richly deserve! Last week, we opened our whistle-stop tour with the occupiers in Chicago. …
FOCUS: Wall Street Protests Continue, At Least 6 Arrested
In a continuation of the demonstrations that began on Saturday, nearly 200 protesters marched along Wall Street and other parts of the financial district Monday morning, brandishing American flags and signs denouncing the economic system. At least six of them were arrested. Read more…