What is more important to you; the values of capitalism (an economic system) or the values of democracy (a system of government)? Are the two systems in conflict? What goals, if any, can be agreed upon within both systems? Where should corporations be viewed in regard to these questions? #corporatepersonhood…
At the Gettysburg address, Lincoln declared “that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Has this turned into “of the special interests, by the special interests,…
Our news sources are driven by profits, often at the expense of truth or objectivity. The distributors of “news” benefit greatly from two opposite sides talking about opposing viewpoints often without listening to the other. The closer the balance of power and the farther apart the viewpoints, the greater the…
At the Gettysburg address, Lincoln declared “that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Has this turned into “of the special interests, by the special interests, for…
I wrote the following words on my birthday last year; it was shortly after the beginning of the oil spil in the Gulf. #fractalmoments It seems that collectively, the commitment of humans to money is stronger than the commitment to safety, ethics, or almost anything else. Corporate structure further nourishes…
Fractegrity Can fractal geometry give us a model of integrity and workability that can be realized at any scale? Is the same process that supports one’s “inner journey” towards finding fulfilment the same as what would be expressed outwardly at the scale of community, nation and world? Can that model…