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Technology or Digital Fiefdom?

By Shriraksha Mohan Economic systems have constantly evolved, and have been influenced by human needs, socio-cultural norms, historical events, and technological innovations of their time. In the 21st century, tremendous innovations in digital technologies have had a great influence on how economies function. Digital technologies and smartphones have redefined the notion of market. Trade and […]

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By Shriraksha Mohan Economic systems have constantly evolved, and have been influenced by human needs, socio-cultural norms, historical events, and technological innovations of their time. In the 21st century, tremendous innovations in digital technologies have had a great influence on how economies function. Digital technologies and smartphones have redefined the notion of market. Trade and

Slouching Toward Autocracy 

By Roar Bjonnes  As many as 70 countries are due to go to elections in 2024. In many of these countries, the choice is simple and twofold — voting for more of the same or a right-wing autocrat who denigrates “the others” and promises better wages and a newly revamped, often religious, nationalism. Just think

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By Roar Bjonnes  As many as 70 countries are due to go to elections in 2024. In many of these countries, the choice is simple and twofold — voting for more of the same or a right-wing autocrat who denigrates “the others” and promises better wages and a newly revamped, often religious, nationalism. Just think

Psycho-economy & Co-ops

By Dada Jitendrananda I arrived in Japan in 1984 at the height of Japan’s booming economy. Japan’s post-war project had been reconstruction, and development of a world-class economy. By the mid-‘80s, Japan was the manufacturing hub of the world. The gravy train of this economy was such that a street performer working for two months

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By Dada Jitendrananda I arrived in Japan in 1984 at the height of Japan’s booming economy. Japan’s post-war project had been reconstruction, and development of a world-class economy. By the mid-‘80s, Japan was the manufacturing hub of the world. The gravy train of this economy was such that a street performer working for two months

Business on the pretext of climate efforts?

A company from Dubai, UAE, called Blue Carbon is buying control over vast areas of land in Africa. Why? On the surface it looks like they want to conserve forests, avoid logging them, but why? It is plain business: Once they own the land and declare it to bind carbon to prevent the climate change,

Business on the pretext of climate efforts? Read More »

A company from Dubai, UAE, called Blue Carbon is buying control over vast areas of land in Africa. Why? On the surface it looks like they want to conserve forests, avoid logging them, but why? It is plain business: Once they own the land and declare it to bind carbon to prevent the climate change,

Cooperatives and Sustainability: A Way of Life at Dancing Rabbit

By Andy Douglas Off a winding northeastern Missouri county road in the middle of the US, a patchwork expanse of houses, fields and community buildings rises.   Outside one of the main buildings, a sign: “Ring bell. If no one answers, pull weeds.” Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is one of the more durable intentional communities in

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By Andy Douglas Off a winding northeastern Missouri county road in the middle of the US, a patchwork expanse of houses, fields and community buildings rises.   Outside one of the main buildings, a sign: “Ring bell. If no one answers, pull weeds.” Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is one of the more durable intentional communities in