Economics

What if the world embodied our highest potential? What would it look like? As the structures of modern society crumble, is it enough to respond with the same tired solutions? Or are we being called to question a set of unexamined assumptions that form the very basis of our civilization?

I had to change a flat tire that they were all responsible for by forcing me to run over a nail....while I was pre-occupado worrying about the plight of the world...that with out a doubt, ALL of them enjoy assuring that it is in.

Poisonous Plutocracy Pushes Economic Inequality

Joel S. Hirschhorn

The biggest political issue receiving no attention by the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates is the powerful plutocracy that has captured the government to produce rising economic inequality.

In West Oakland, California, where liquor stores have replaced markets, People’s Grocery is creating a healthy alternative, offering access to organic produce. Through urban gardens and local farms, People's Grocery supports a culture based on connection to the land, sustainable agricultural practices, and regenerating community.

L.A.-based community activist Orland Bishop explains how the American economic system that assigns value to competition and scarcity of resources undermines oneness, which is inherently relational and abundant.

There's been an interesting new meme in the news recently, as a few politicians have been trying to bring into the spotlight the plight of people trying to survive on the $21 a week they receive in food stamps.

Are you ready for the truth?
Updated version April 15, 2007