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Letter from India: It takes a village

By Erik Curren | December 13, 2012

Gurgaon office tower

If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered over the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions of some of them which well deserve the attention even of those who have studied Plato and Kant, I should point to India. - Max Mueller Returning to the world's second-biggest nation after … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: Gandhi, globalization, India, population growth, Village, Village Life

How Greece threatens you and how going local offers the only refuge

By Staff Reports | March 19, 2012

Greek flag

For months now our stocks have gone up and down due to various concerns, but none more recurrent than concerns about the financial crisis in Greece. Morning after morning, New York City based casino capitalists trade with Greece and the latest rumors from Western Europe on their minds. What will affluent Germany do to bail out the collapsing, debt-ridden country of Greece? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: Buy Local, debt default, globalization, Greece

Can cowardly world leaders dodge Occupy Wall Street scorn?

By Staff Reports | March 15, 2012

The text below was reposted from Adbusters Tactical Briefing #27. MAY 18 GLOBAL #LAUGHRIOT Alright you wild cats, nimble dreamers and jammer tacticians, In a sudden about-face, the United States has conceded a victory to Occupy and moved May’s G8 summit to Camp David, an impenetrable military base in rural Maryland. Wow! Looks like the specter of 50,000 occupiers ready to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Adbusters, diplomatic conferences, G-8, globalization, Occupy Wall Street

Closing factories is nothing to be proud of

By Erik Curren | October 4, 2011

closed factory

Seth Godin is the one business guru I follow. Since I run several websites, I find his insights on working as a wired freelancer in the Internet economy useful. And unlike most of his peers, Godin doesn't just talk about how to make money and get more customers. He also shows an environmental conscience. For example, he's a firm believer in climate science and has chided … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: factory jobs, free trade, freelancing, globalization, internet economy, offshoring, outsourcing, Seth Godin

Economy so old that it’s new

By Erik Curren | March 4, 2011

The Economics of Happiness

Documentaries that cover peak oil or deal with resource depletion tend to be downers on the whole, offering few pleasures beyond the snarky joy of Schadenfreude. Even with a few cheery bits thrown in to make the apocalypse go down a little smoother, unless you really want to see your obnoxious brother-in-law the oncologist with his whole 6,000 square foot McMansion outside … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films, Reviews Tagged With: globalization, Helena Norberg Hodge, Ladakh, peak oil, Richard Heinberg, Rob Hopkins

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