Simon Johnson is a professor of entrepreneurship at MIT. In this video he explains that the financial crisis is no accident but a continuing cycle in which the big banks get ever richer and more powerful. He does not seem to recognize the debt imperative and growth imperative that is a feature of our debt-money and banking system but his charts clearly show its effects.–t.h.g
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Beyond Money- Transcending the present political money system–the urgent need and the way to do it. November 28, 2021In case you missed my webinar and would like to see the presentation, here is the recording that was made. The first part is a specially prepared slide show presentation titled, A World Without Money, Interest, and Debt: A Pathway … Continue reading →
- Upcoming webinar: Transcending the present political money system–the urgent need and the way to do it. November 23, 2021This Wednesday, Nov 24, 2021, I will be presenting one of the most important webinars I’ve ever done. It is being organized by Prof. Lubo Jankovic of the Centre for Future Societies Research at the University of Hertfordshire in the … Continue reading →
- The Worldwide Walkout, Wednesday, November 3 November 2, 2021Over the period from July to October 2020 I wrote and published three articles in my “Walking Away” series. My aim was to show readers a more complete picture of our predicament, to present some largely overlooked facts, and to … Continue reading →
- E. C. Riegel and Private Enterprise Money October 27, 2021Announcing, The Monetary Wisdom of E. C. Riegel: An annotated précis of Private Enterprise Money, with commentary compiled by Thomas H. Greco, Jr. I have long credited E. C. Riegel as the foremost authority in shaping my understanding of money … Continue reading →
- To Jab or not to Jab, That is the Question September 13, 2021I published this article yesterday on Medium. Today I’ve been notified that Medium has suspended it because it was “found in violation of the Medium Rules,” nothing specific, just the usual boilerplate. I have no idea what the find objectionable … Continue reading →
- Solar Dollars — a community currency based on real value September 7, 2021In August of 2016, I posted a white paper that described in some detail how a private or community currency ought to be issued on the basis of real value, which in this case is the electric energy from renewable … Continue reading →
- One Man’s Journey to the Covid Jab August 27, 2021I know Daniel Pinchbeck, we’ve corresponded on and off for many years and in 2009 he interviewed me and recorded my views on the end of money and the future of civilization. Daniel is a brilliant thinker and prolific writer … Continue reading →
- How to Fix Money, Banking, and the Economy, and Usher in a New Convivial Civilization August 25, 2021It is clear that governments and banking corporations have long colluded in creating the present system of money, banking and finance that dominates economies around the world, and that they have no interest in making the kinds of changes that … Continue reading →
- Ivan Illich and the Coming Cultural Revolution July 30, 2021Do educational institutions make people stupid? Do medical institutions make people sick? Such questions may at first glance seem preposterous, but they were raised in all seriousness a few decades ago by Ivan Illich, and strongly argued in his books, … Continue reading →
- The Great Asset Grab July 16, 2021One does not need to scratch very deep beneath the surface to see what is actually going on in the world or why it is being done. Look around, which companies have been thriving through the “pandemic,” which business have … Continue reading →
- Transcending the present political money system–the urgent need and the way to do it. November 28, 2021
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