Barbie and the Problem of Corporate Power

As the film “Barbie” breaks box office records, now is a good moment to reflect upon the role of corporations in the toy and entertainment industries. Whether you believe the Barbie doll creates unrealistic expectations for girls, or see it as offering a kind of “I can do anything” message of proto-feminism, there are other factors at play here. First

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Oppenheimer: Story of a troubled conscience and mishandled power

By Shriraksha Mohan As I sat down in a movie theater to watch Christopher Nolan’s movie, Oppenheimer, I had expected to be entertained by Nolan’s cinematic brilliance, as usual. Little did I expect I would leave the theater pondering over humanity’s history of repeatedly giving too much decision-making power to a few individuals, who may or may not have the

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The Great Arizona Water Grab

If ever there were an instance of the need for local control over resources, this is one. In Arizona in the drought-stricken western United States, land has been sold to Saudi Arabian and other countries to grow, of all things, alfalfa, which is then shipped back to Saudi Arabia to feed animals. Alfalfa is a water-intensive crop, and local residents

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Does Finland want to be known like Wuhan?

https://yle.fi/a/74-20043331?utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link-share Does Finland want to be known like Wuhan? Are the Finnish officials and fur farmers gambling with bird flu? Finland is still a country of forests and already in prehistoric times Finland used to export animal fur. But for the last hundred years it has meant wild animals living in small cages, bread into millions in the spring, killed

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On Consumption

Prout is a consumption-based economy which is quite distinct from consumer-driven ones. Economies like capitalism view consumption of commodities as the primary driver of profits. Hence limitless consumption of goods and services is encouraged, whether one needs them or can afford them.  In Prout, consumption signifies the meeting of human needs. This is accomplished in the following ways:

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“The Next Economy is Happening” 

An interview with Lift Economy Founder Shawn Berry By Andy Douglas Shawn Berry lives in upstate New York and runs LIFT Economy, a worker-owned consulting business that helps workers start or transition to worker-owned, cooperative, and collaborative businesses. The LIFT Economy website notes that LIFT is an impact consulting firm whose mission is to create, model, and share a racially

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Beyond Green Capitalism  

By Roar Bjonnes In the past few decades, we have witnessed four main crises within capitalist countries – finance and inequality crises, which are a direct consequence of the economic policies backed up by neo-classical economics, as well as resource and environmental crises. The two latter crises are more appropriately linked to the industrial revolution and economic expansion of the

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The problem with Wal-mart

The other day I was visiting a friend in another city and we had an interesting conversation. We wanted to go to the grocery store to pick up a few things, and as we piled into his car, he said, “Let’s go to Walmart.”  I took a deep breath and told him what I thought of this. (Don’t worry, no

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Consumption and Profit from Prout perspective

by Shriraksha Mohan The Progressive Utilization Theory or Prout is an alternative, holistic socio-economic system to replace the failing capitalist model of economy. With an emphasis on rational utilization and equitable distribution of the planet’s resources, Prout offers a model to build a world in which all people and the planet thrive harmoniously. Prout advocates for organization of an economy

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