The Political Money System
One of my most popular posts has been, There once was a river …an allegorical tale of money and credit, in which I’ve tried to show how we have all...
This little vignette written by Don Werkheiser remains one of the best concise explanations of inflation I’ve ever seen. It was published in the spring 1982 edition of Green Revolution,...
In this issue: Upcoming podcast series Conversation with Tim Jenkin, Edgar Cahn, et al Latest post–How, Then, Shall We Live? — What we might learn from the Amish Markets and...
This Power Point slide show presentation was delivered virtually to the Alternative History Festival in Poland in September 2020. It highlights several historical turns as modern civilization has evolved that...
The concept of the “credit commons” is something I articulated at length in my 2009 book The End of Money and the Future of Civilization, along with a thorough description...
It is almost laughable to see “the powers that be” fumbling around, and bending everything they touch out of shape, as they try to maintain some semblance of life in...
For the past four decades E. C. Riegel has been my primary source of insight and inspiration on the concepts and mechanisms of money and exchange. Writing mainly from the...
A Conversation About the Dysfunctions of Money, and the Need for Decentralized Exchange Alternatives
This conversation, sponsored by the Praxis Peace Institute, is Episode 8 in our podcast series. It was recorded on April 10, 2020 and covers such critical questions as: What is...
Richard Wolff provides an insightful analysis and historical perspective on the present state of capitalism and democracy. Clearly, Franklin Roosevelt saved capitalism in the 1930s by yielding a bit to...
I was right about “quantitative tightening” by Thomas H. Greco, Jr. Just about two years ago, someone sent me a link to an article titled, Why America’s Federal Reserve might...