Back in the ’60s, Frances Moore Lappé realized that hunger is caused by a scarcity of democracy, not food. Then, a collective of courageous women farmers showed her how to change that.
Wealth and inequality
Far from being a gimmick, having the U.S. Treasury mint high-denomination coins is a solution that cuts to the root of America’s financial problems. And Benjamin Franklin would have liked it, too.
What’s better than turning a profit by selling your work? Filmmakers, cafe owners, and even corporations like Panera Bread point to the satisfaction that comes with giving it away.
How relationships are our real wealth.
Why let the availability of money determine the range of the possible? Time banks are taking off, in ways you never expected.
Caught in the consumer trap? Radical Homemaker Shannon Hayes discovered that producing what she needs at home lets her live on a fraction of what she thought she needed.
How to avoid money games and create real wealth.
When dollars are scarce, timebanks help neighbors swap skills, instead.
Infographic: How to create money out of thin air.
Local banks can change the world, one investment at a time.
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