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China’s Economy - A Warning & A Promise

China’s Economy - A Warning & A Promise

The relationship between China and the US has been something of a roller coaster, from frosty to cordial, and everything in between. My time as an economic hit man gave me a unique opport...

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Trans-Pacific Partnership - For The People Or For The Few?

Trans-Pacific Partnership - For The People Or For The Few?

The Trans Pacific Partnership, TPP, is an international treaty a decade or more in the making, the contents of which have been kept from the public. It has been fiercely debated in Congre...

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FIFA VS International Bank Scandals

FIFA VS International Bank Scandals

Join me in Colombia this December and in Guatemala in January. Details below. You don’t have to be a soccer fan to know about the recent FIFA scandal. FIFA is the governing body for socce...

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Greece: A Prophecy Fulfilled?

Greece: A Prophecy Fulfilled?

Join me in Colombia this December and in Guatemala in January. Details below. Greece is being told it owes the European Central Bank, the European Commission, and the International Moneta...

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Innovation Takes All Of Us

Innovation Takes All Of Us

Our history and our experience should teach us that what we’ve been doing isn’t working. When it’s clear that the status quo, the normal, the “way it’s always been,” isn’t good for the pl...

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The Hidden Costs & Message Of The Cloud

The Hidden Costs & Message Of The Cloud

Most of us might be surprised by the huge use and cost of energy from the information-communications-technologies ecosystem ( reference article .) A recent study shows that we use 50% mor...

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The New Story - Interbeing

The New Story - Interbeing

As seen on http://www.csrwire.com/blog/posts/1555-the-new-story-interbeing I’m excited to be co-hosting the annual Love Summit organized by Dream Change this summer. Please join us! Infor...

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Let’s Move – Together

Let’s Move – Together

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi The individuals who launched revolutions and created lasting change in their eras and environments were effective beca...

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The Corporatocracy & Us

The Corporatocracy & Us

Leaders from around the world met in Davos, Switzerland for an Economic Summit in January. Oxfam reported at that summit on recent economic trends that indicate 85 individuals own more we...

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Aruba: Future World

Aruba: Future World

See notes at the bottom about upcoming events. Aruba is an island nation without freshwater or native fossil fuels. It has a population of slightly over 100,000 and more than 1 million to...

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Breaking Bad Habits - Cuba, Afghanistan & Iran

Breaking Bad Habits - Cuba, Afghanistan & Iran

Weekend workshop near Philadelphia: “Shapeshifting the Story” with John Perkins and Charles Eisenstein is coming soon! Details below. Being in Guatemala now, a month ago in Peru, and look...

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Shapeshifting Into 2015

Shapeshifting Into 2015

As the end of 2014 approaches, it is an ideal time to think about the future. Not only the immediate future of 2015, but the future that our grandchildren and great grandchildren will inh...

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