Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme – but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to [ Read More ]
Archive for March, 2012
The biggest movement on Earth
Posted on Mar - 09 - 2012How the largest movement in the world came into being, and why no one saw it coming. Paul Hawken has spent over a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively comprise the largest movement on earth, a movement that has no [ Read More ]
We’re Making Money – Ginnie Mae
Posted on Mar - 09 - 2012Click Here for the video link. From: CNNMoney, August 31, 2011, Ginnie Mae president Ted Tozer discusses how the government-owned corporation differs from troubled mortgage-backers Fannie and Freddie Mac. What is Ginnie Mae and how does it differ from Fannie & Freddie? Ginnie Mae is a government-owned corporation that guarantees bonds backed by home mortgages [ Read More ]