Category: New Economy

  • The Benefits of Slowing Things Down

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    In his article in USA Today, Dan D’Ambrosio talks about the concept of “slow money.” He ties it to an emerging movement centered on slowing things down. The Slow Movement now includes Slow Cities and Slow Travel among other attempts to slow things down, each run independently, said Beth Meredith of Create the Good Life!,…

  • Why Monetize Sustainability?

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    Reposted from: André Reichel | Sustainability Research When talking about corporate responsibility, the issue of measurement comes up after a while. And rightly so, because if you cannot measure it you can hardly formulate goals, develop programs for implementation and evaluate your success in achieving them. But what is measured? The answer is simple: money. Regardless…

  • Local Cooperatives Purchase Electric Service Territory from Alliant Energy

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    The Lakefield Standard announces 12 local cooperatives have purchased the electric service territory in southern Minnesota from Alliant Energy. SMEC officials on Tuesday announced they have reached a definitive agreement to acquire territory from Alliant Energy. The transaction is contingent upon regulatory approval. Assuming the acquisition is approved by regulators, it is expected to close in 2014. …

  • Bill Moyers Interview with Richard Wolff

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    Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he taught economics from 1973 to 2008. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, New York City. He also teaches classes regularly at the Brecht Forum in Manhattan. If you want to learn more about…

  • Evolutionary Reconstruction of the American Economy

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    I remember commenting to a co-worker, a few years back, that our company’s projected growth of 15% year over year was an inflated and impossible target.  The “growth” the firm was touting wasn’t coming from increased sales but from cuts.  In order to show profitability, service staff was reduced, billing was centralized in states with…

  • GritTV Cooperative Series: Beyond Care Childcare Cooperative

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    http://blip.tv/grittv/a-co-op-seriesl-beyond-care-childcare-cooperative-6618562 Domestic workers, such as housekeepers, home care aides, and nannies help with the day-to-day upkeep of family life. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 90% of home care health aides are women, 56% percent are women of color and 28% are foreign born having migrated from Latin America and the Caribbean. In…