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November 2008 Blog Posts (3)

Why Capitolism is Stupid

Capitalism is stupid. I do not say this because it is exploitive (although it is) or because I think another “system” might be better (even though I do). Capitalism is stupid because it holds growth to be the ultimate end of economic activity.

Growth can never be an end in itself in nature. This is because as an individual or community grows it requires ever more material resources. At some point, these needs outpace the environment’s ability to meet them. As the individual or… Continue

Added by Frank Callo on November 11, 2008 at 12:18am — 2 Comments

A Season On The Farm

I have walked these fields daily for over a year. Every pass includes observation, contemplation, and sometimes interaction. Every ounce of my being has become inserted right here between the natural world and the one created by men. It is my job to somehow bring forth enough of the earth’s offerings to justify my continuance as a farmer. How does a market economy put a value on the health and vitality of a farm? Does Adam Smith’s invisible hand reward the good caretakers and punish the bad? I… Continue

Added by Eric on November 6, 2008 at 9:31pm — 4 Comments

The Morning After...

In celebration and reflection of last nights Obama win, I share with you the following "peace":

For weeks, when I thought of Barack Obama as President, I broke into tears. When I thought of the magnitude of Obama becoming President, I felt astounded.

I was conceived, brought to term and born into a fear filled, violent and hateful world 40 years ago. I was two months old and four months old when the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy… Continue

Added by Tracie L. Hellwinckel on November 5, 2008 at 2:10pm — No Comments