Category Archives: Economics

Some thoughts on the new digital currencies

Posted on March 13, 2018 by

Avenging the 2008 Crisis Money is evolving beyond recognition. When Trump became president, many predicted that there would be a trade war between countries, but the world is much more complex than that. Yes, it’s likely that countries will write laws to … Continue reading →

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Homemade Kombucha and Tempeh

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

As my readers may remember, making kombucha and tempeh were among my 2018 resolutions. In 2009, I delved briefly into the live-foods lifestyle and came to understand the importance of probiotics. Fermented foods (like yoghurt, cheese, kimchi, etc.) are easier to digest … Continue reading →

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Happy Kwanzaa!

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

The role of ceremony in preserving and strengthening communities and bringing friends together increasingly becomes a source of research and curiosity for me. I’ve written about this before. Earlier this year, the School of Life published a video on the history … Continue reading →

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RJB VII: The Gospels’ Indictment of Manonism

Posted on October 7, 2016 by

You can’t serve both God and money! – Jesus of Nazareth Manon is the personification of the demon of greed, as well as the Hebrew word for money. Manonism, or the cult of money, received a theatrical indictment during the … Continue reading →

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Lucretius on Overabundance and Obesity

Posted on April 12, 2016 by

  Then, shortage of food brought men to weariness and death; now, overabundance kills them off. In ignorance, they served themselves poison; now, wiser, they serve it to others. Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, Book V

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Is Cono Sur Becoming the South American Scandinavia?

Posted on February 3, 2016 by

The slow evolution of UNASUR in South America (this continent’s version of the European Union), and the fact that Uruguay and Chile now have standards of living that are beginning to look like those of Scandinavian countries, have gotten little … Continue reading →

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Juan Gonzalez’ Laudable Lecture on the Puerto Rico Crisis

Posted on October 24, 2015 by

During the Occupy Movement, many of us became increasingly cognizant of the grave need to get our news from non-corporate, alternative media outlets. RT, Alternet, and many other outlets gained much greater visibility as it became increasingly apparent that Fox … Continue reading →

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