I don’t believe there is a future for humans with capitalism still around. It may look to others like there is no way that capitalism can ever go, and that a system based on global gifting and integrative decision making is simply impossible and naïve. My claim is exactly the opposite: that anything that retains the ways in which capitalism... See more
Sou-sous allow its members to avoid banking fees, loan interest and it’s virtually devoid of paperwork and bureaucracy. It also allows anyone with poor credit or a questionable immigration status to save and borrow money. But most of all, it’s familiar. “It’s more like the way we do things back home,” stated Iqbal who is naturalized U.S. citizen.
One of his observations is that when any aspect of a living system is torn from its contextual relationships, it can then be exploited. How a description is made of a person, a family, a community, a culture, or an ecosystem –matters.
‘The central problem with our movement is that it does not increase the short-term income of its supporters. Most of the things the world needs to become more sustainable are not profitable. The main tools needed to win our battle are higher taxes and more regulation. Most people hate that… The neoliberals have the advantage of making more money in... See more