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Why Holiday Shoppers May Be Overspending - Yahoo! Finance

Why Holiday Shoppers May Be Overspending - Yahoo! Finance.

charles hugh smith-Unleashing the Future: Advancing Prosperity Through Debt Forgiveness (Part 2)

charles hugh smith-Unleashing the Future: Advancing Prosperity Through Debt Forgiveness (Part 2).

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This dynamic between “use” and “thing” value plays itself out even in ideas of social progress. Those inclined toward possession-oriented, “thing” value, feel and act on an underlying assumption that the more money and attention they can attract to themselves, their cause, or their organization the better the world will be. People of this mindset end up counterproductively vying against each other to be the lead spokesperson in “saving the world,” fracturing limited resources in order to fund limited visions in a situation that fundamentally requires cooperation to be effectively solved. To be viable, personality and mission-driven idealism will have to cede itself to collaborative problem-solving pragmatism, i.e. “use” over “thing.”

Agriculture needs massive investment to avoid hunger, scientists warn | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Agriculture needs massive investment to avoid hunger, scientists warn | Environment | guardian.co.uk.

Getting Ready For 'Peak Oil' - Seeking Alpha

Getting Ready For 'Peak Oil' - Seeking Alpha.

Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion - Bloomberg

Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion - Bloomberg.

You Learn Something New Every Day: TEDx Tokyo: Let Junko Edahiro Welcome You to the "De" Generation

You Learn Something New Every Day: TEDx Tokyo: Let Junko Edahiro Welcome You to the "De" Generation.

Erasing/Seizing Wealth of "The 1%" Cannot Create Viable Middle Class or Solve Sustainability Crisis

Erasing/Seizing Wealth of "The 1%" Cannot Create Viable Middle Class or Solve Sustainability Crisis.

The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy | Naomi Wolf | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy | Naomi Wolf | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk.

America's Forgotten War Against the Central Banks | Mike Hewitt | Safehaven.com

America's Forgotten War Against the Central Banks | Mike Hewitt | Safehaven.com.

Please note that although the linked article was written in October, 2007, the author was one of many to recognize that the U.S. had a housing bubble.

The Resilient Family » The coming decentralization of food production

The Resilient Family » The coming decentralization of food production.