Roman Oligarchs Avoided Tax Liability and Restrictions on Land Size
The oligarchic tradition of land-grabbing and tax dodging goes back centuries.
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Social Currencies in Prosumer Communities and Networks
This practice consists of creating a community of prosumers who exchange products and services, creating a process of eco-social regeneration around the local economy, thanks to the exchange facilitator that is social currency.
Money for good: the rise of ethical finance
Ethex’s recently launched 10 years of Impact report demonstrates that the direct impact investing model works and has the potential to provide the vital funding needed by hundreds more impactful organisations that are taking action against climate change, social inequality and the break-down of communities.
Organizing Rural and Small Town America for Affordable Housing and Racial Justice
And I think that’s how community should be built, right? We should be interacting with people that don’t look like us, that don’t think like us. And that’s the beauty of constructing community, creating those connections.
The Steady State of Beautiful Bayfield County
Bayfield County has been refreshingly free of growth controversies and displays key attributes that approach the characteristics of a steady-state county.
Wolfgang Knorr – Why voting Green won’t solve the climate issue
There is no stopping climate breakdown without stopping moral decay and the death of democracy.
Will Anytown, USA become a ghost town?
Perhaps if we can rewrite the source code at the core of business, we might have a chance at turning the tide on the massive crises facing us today.
What is nature worth? Indigenous economics says it is far beyond any monetary value
On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast, Indigenous economist Rebecca Adamson argues this financialization of nature comes with perverse incentives and fails to recognize the intrinsic value contained in biodiversity and all the benefits it provides for humans. Instead, she suggests basing economies on principles contained in Indigenous economics.
Modern (Mis)interpretations of Clean Slates
Today’s creditor-oriented ideology depicts the archaic past as much like our own world, as if civilization was developed by individuals thinking in terms of modern orthodoxy.
A Small Town’s Comeback: How The Industrial Commons Leveraged Local Assets for Rural Economic Development
The story of The Industrial Commons offers a powerful blueprint for rural communities seeking to reshape their regional economies in a way that honors local culture, relationships, skills, and knowledge.
Camila Vergara’s Bold Vision for a Plebeian Constitutionalism
Constitutions offer no meaningful political role for ordinary people in democratic governance, and so oligarchic institutions take root that privilege the domination of the few over the many.
The Steady State Economy Act: Halfway to the Hill?
Promulgating the steady state economy via federal legislation has long been a primary goal at CASSE. However, even a primary goal isn’t necessarily pursued from the get-go.
