From the burgeoning popularity of farmers’ markets and co-operatives to the revitalisation of community banking, people are organising to reclaim the economy from large profit-driven corporations and ‘too big to fail’ financial institutions. The small-scale and diversity of these local initiatives masks the immense potential they hold for addressing fundamental […]

Painting by Anthony Freda: www.AnthonyFreda.com. A new Gallup poll shows that a majority of Americans view the government as too powerful and obtrusive. The poll found: – 59% of Americans now believe the federal government has too much power – 46% believe “the federal government poses an immediate threat to […]

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