Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People   William Greider – The Nation   The big media talk a lot about stalemate in Congress, but they are missing the real story. While representative democracy is dysfunctional, the Supreme Court has taken over with …

What can our banks learn from the USA?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

I thought I’d escaped the City years ago when I quit my job as an investment banker. But today I’m back where I started out, addressing hundreds of people at the Chartered Accountants’ Hall. This isn’t any ordinary financial conference. Today, hundreds of people from across civil society are gathering …

Revival of film “ The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Chávez: Inside the Coup”

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Hugo Chávez’ rule was controversial.  His death has been mourned and celebrated.  Watch this film on one of the more tumultuous periods of his presidency.  From Wikipedia:  The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Spanish: La revolución no será transmitida), also known as Chávez: Inside the Coup, is a 2003 documentary …

Community-Owned Transmission?

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Resource Efficiency

Community-Owned Transmission? | Written byJohn Farrell |No Comments | Updated onNov 15, 2012 Share on linkedinShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailMore Sharing Services10 The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/community-owned-transmission/ The enormous growth in local renewable energy is decentralizing the electricity system, often supplanting …

Rio + 20 Event: Seeds of Hope

Ethical MarketsConferences

We’ll show our panel exhibition on sustainable development titled “Seeds of Hope” (http://www.sgi.org/resource-center/ngo-resources/education-for-sustainable-development/seeds-of-hope.html) in order to share the theme of  Rio+20 with ordinary citizens, and will organize a roundtable discussion on education for sustainable development as an official side event. In particular, on June 15th, we’ll organize an opening reception of …