Tag Archives: economy
Video: Go Figure – What Would It Cost to Save the World?
Instead of investing in other global priorities, we’ve spent $1.6 trillion on the military.
Video: What’s the Economy For, Anyway?
Ecological economist Dave Batker questions whether GDP is an adequate measure of society’s well-being and suggests workable alternatives.
Video: If the Federal Budget Were Oreos… by Ben Cohen
Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream presents this delicious take on US spending with the fine folks of True Majority.
May 13 – Free Community Film Screening in DC: “Crossing the American Crisis”
Come to the DC premier screening of this film which – in the spirit of Wisconsin – takes us across the U.S. amidst the economic collapse to find people’s grassroots solutions.
From Racehorse to Workhorse, by Bill McKibben
Selection from Eaarth: Making Life on a Tough New Planet Here’s a better metaphor: the economy that has defined our Western world is like a racehorse, fleet and showy. It’s bred for speed, with narrow, tapered legs; tap it on the haunch, and it accelerates down the backstretch. But don’t put it on a track where […]