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Victories for Water Conservation Spur Action
NOTE: John will be teaching workshops on the Shift Network and on campus at the Omega Institute Rather than adding to the frenetic election discussion, I think it a good time to look at t...
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Verizon Strike Highlights Need for Fair Policies
NOTE: I will be teaching workshops on the Shift Network & at the Omega Institute! About 45,000 Verizon workers went on strike last month, making it the largest strike in the U.S. since th...
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Surveillance: the Price for National Security?
NOTE: John will be teaching workshops on the Shift Network and on campus at the Omega Institute ! Should you trust corporations with your personal information? Who poses a bigger threat,...
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Speak Up About Weapons Makers' Power
In the wake of all-too-common school shootings, President Barack Obama issued an executive order earlier this year to increase funding for mental health care, firearm licensing and backgr...
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U.S. Consumers Rein in Big Ag and Send A Strong Message about People Power
U.S. consumers celebrated a couple of victories over multinational food industry economic hit men (EHMs) last month: Under pressure from various consumer groups, the U.S. Senate rejected...
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Treat Every Day Like Earth Day
Spring is a time of renewal, highlighted by Earth Day this Friday. What if we didn't reserve just one day for our planet and treated every day like Earth Day?The earth is offering us a st...
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Confessions of a Panama Papers Hit Man
As an Economic Hit Man (EHM) in the 1970s I spent a great deal of time in Panama. I hate to admit it, but I helped forge the system that has now been exposed in the Panama Papers . It is...
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Wrangle Control from Credit Card Companies and Banks
In The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man , I write that today we have a failed global economy, a Death Economy that is based on debt, fear and the destruction of resources. In this b...
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Keep the Momentum Going to Bring About a Life Economy
Just a couple months into 2016... What an exciting year already!I started off the new year with a journey to Guatemala, where the group I led participated in sacred ceremonies with Mayan...
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Pope Francis Highlights What Indigenous People Can Teach Us
I was in Mexico last month, speaking at the San Miguel de Allende Writers' Conference when Pope Francis arrived in the country. I heard and felt the excitement surrounding the Pope’s visi...
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Does the Next President Matter?
As I travel around the country discussing my new book The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and meeting with people from all walks of life, I hear a great deal of discouragement over...
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Vote and Then Act in Favor of Democracy
We are in the thick of presidential primary season in the U.S. By all means, educate yourself and vote for candidates who support tax and economic reforms that target predatory practices...
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