Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
A New Orleanian by birth, Jim is a TarHeel by choice, living in the Durham NC area since 1987. He received a bachelor’s degree in human ecology from College of the Atlantic of Bar Harbor, Maine and writes on historical ecology and economic history for various publications.
Jim lives in a rural residential co-op with his cat, Othello, where he is point person for the woodlot/community forestry committee.
Producers and consumers cooperate in the creation of value and have a common interest in stable, sustainable economic processes.
May 28, 2015
This is the story of 175 years of successful self-help, of an international movement that built lasting economic institutions out of the pooled pennies of millions of working people.
May 20, 2015
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