“For example, despite being surrounded by farmland, Marks (Louisiana) residents had to drive 20 miles to the nearest Wal-Mart just to get fresh vegetables. But Shreveport Federal Credit Union changed all that by organizing local farmers into a worker-owned cooperative, renovating a building, and creating what became the Delta Muletrain Farmers Market.” James TrimarcoContinue reading “Making the Vision visible”
Category Archives: Visions
It is About Humanity and Planet Earth
From the preface of From Corporate Globalization to Global Co-operation “This book is not about economics or politics or society. It is about where they all meet. It is not value free. The vision that drives it is the search for a better world. The motivation for writing it is grounded in a growing apprehensionContinue reading “It is About Humanity and Planet Earth”
Harnessing Discontent to Build Rather than Destroy
There are powerful forces in our world unleashed by growing inequality. They are a significant part of where Donald J Trump found the people who were so angry they stopped thinking and voted for him. They fueled Brexit. They are being used to whip up anti-immigrant and religious hatred across Europe. A key source ofContinue reading “Harnessing Discontent to Build Rather than Destroy”
Oxfam, Inequality and Co-operation
“The Oxfam report An Economy for the 1%, shows that the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population has fallen by a trillion dollars since 2010, a drop of 38 percent. This has occurred despite the global population increasing by around 400 million people during that period. Meanwhile, the wealth of the richest 62Continue reading “Oxfam, Inequality and Co-operation”
Global Co-operation 