Archives for Jan,2016

Help us organize the Next System Seattle Teach-In @ UW! – Attend Info Session

Author: Caterina RostOn: Jan 28Categories: Events No Comments

Help us organize the Next System Seattle Teach-In @ UW! – Attend Info Session

Events

What should the next system look like — and how can we get there? We are in the midst of systemic crisis. The realities of growing inequality, political stalemate, and climate disruption just scratch the surface of global issues. It is clear that the...

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The News from Dragon Mountain

Author: Caterina RostOn: Jan 19Categories: Guest Post, Production, Prosperity Today, Prosperity Tomorrow No Comments

The News from Dragon Mountain

Guest Post, Production, Prosperity Today, Prosperity Tomorrow

By John M. Repp, activist in Seattle.  In May 2013, four Seattle peace and justice activists got a chance to visit Mondragon, the place where the largest and most successful group of producer cooperatives in the world began. Mondragon (“dragon mountain”)...

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The ‘Equity for Growth’ Frame Must Die

Author: Deric GruenOn: Jan 15Categories: Distribution, Fellow Post, Yesterday's Prosperity 1 Comment

The ‘Equity for Growth’ Frame Must Die

Distribution, Fellow Post, Yesterday's Prosperity

Recently, Sociology Professor Manuel Pastor came to Seattle to talk about growth and equity.  Pastor is a well-known professor from USC whose work focuses on “the economic, environmental and social conditions facing low-income urban communities –...

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Well-Being & Happiness – An Attempt at Definitions

Author: John de GraafOn: Jan 12Categories: Fellow Post, Prosperity Today, Prosperity Tomorrow, Purpose No Comments

Well-Being & Happiness – An Attempt at Definitions

Fellow Post, Prosperity Today, Prosperity Tomorrow, Purpose

This post originally appeared at prforpeople.com courtesy of John de Graaf–author, filmmaker, Executive Director of Take Back Your Time and Center for Communication & Civic Engagement Fellow. These days, there seems to be a growing consensus...

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What is Affluenza and Are You Infected?

Author: Caterina RostOn: Jan 05Categories: Consumption, Graduate Post, Yesterday's Prosperity No Comments

What is Affluenza and Are You Infected?

Consumption, Graduate Post, Yesterday's Prosperity

In recent weeks, the question of “what in the world is affluenza?” has regained prominence in the national media due to the infamous Ethan Couch case. In 2013, the sixteen-year-old Couch killed four people and injured numerous others driving drunk...

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