"Humanity is in the crucible of change now. It is an all-hands-on-deck transition — away from life destroying economic practices based on wealth hoarding and extraction and toward life affirming practices of regeneration and renewal. "For it will be the beacons of light we carry that will show others the way forward. For my part, I am working with social movements to connect the dots of wealth extraction and training change makers in the art and science of intentional social change. I have seen … Continue reading
Paul Mason: Is Capitalism Dead? | Guardian Live
"In the wake of the financial crisis and with the rapid rise of new technologies, award-winning economist and journalist, Paul Mason, believes we are on the cusp of a seismic economic shift, of a kind yet to be seen in human history. "At a Guardian Live event, he takes on Douglas Murray, associate director of the Henry Jackson Society and Spectator columnist, Zoe Williams, Guardian columnist, Julia Powles, a lawyer working on technology law and policy at the University of Cambridge and the … Watch video
Radical new economic system will emerge from collapse of capitalism by Jo Confino
"Creation of a super internet heralds a new economic system that could solve society’s challenges......" New Story Summiteer and Executive Editor of The Guardian, Jo Confino, brings us this article on the thoughts of political adviser and author Jeremy Rifkin, who believes that at the very moment of its ultimate triumph, capitalism will experience the most exquisite of deaths. Continue reading