June 14, 2012 “The logic of planetary responsibility is aimed, at least in principle, at confronting the globally generated problems point-blank—at their own level. It stems from the assumption that lasting and truly effective solutions to planetwide problems can be found and made to work only through the renegotiation and reforming of the web of…

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By Dr. Jon Rynn, Author of Manufacturing Green Prosperity, Praeger Books, 2010.  Why are Manufactured Goods Important? 1) Manufactured goods are necessary for trade. According to the World Trade Organization, 80% of interregional trade is in goods, and only 20% is in services. For the U.S., the statistics are about the same. That means that we…

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The central obstacle we face in cutting the U.S. military budget is rooted in the nature of the political-economy of the military-industrial-congressional complex or MICC.  All economies are political economies, hopefully with a small ‘p’ and a large   ‘E,’  but the MICC is a political economy with a large ‘P’ and a small  ‘e.’   The habitual modes…

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“The EuroMemorandum seeks to set out a critical analysis of recent economic  developments in Europe and to present the basis for possible alternative policies. It is intended as a contribution to the critical discussion in intellectual and social movements in Europe, and in solidarity with all those struggling against the impact of the deeply regressive, anti-social…

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The New York Times recently ran a story, “Deficits Push N.Y. Cities and Counties to Desperation,” March 10, 2012. Here is our response posted at the Times webpage: We can easily solve this problem of austerity and fiscal cutbacks. The problem is that our politicians are too focused on placating the financial sector at the…

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President John F. Kennedy’s Plan to Promote New Wealth:  General and Complete Disarmament, Cutting the Military Budget One way to pay for green jobs and sustainable growth is by reducing military budgets and promoting progressive tax policies.  We are partially inspired by the example of John F. Kennedy who supported general and complete disarmament:  

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I. Democracy  Networks The concentration of  power in large corporations and banks has placed serious constraints on democracy. Many large companies have outsourced work overseas and failed to organize work at home. The megabanks, backed by bond rating agencies and governments, have created austerity programs, and have received bailouts when  many are jobless or homeless.Yet, we…

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