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Rachel's Musings

Rantings on economics and politics with some singles advocacy added in for good measure

Rachel's Musings

Tag Archives: economics

Experiments on the Seas

Rachel's Musings Posted on August 20, 2011 by RachelMay 8, 2013

A friend made me aware of the Seasteding Institute, an organization that aspires to use modified oil-rig platforms as labs for experimenting with new governmental forms. My alarms went off when he said that some of the backers of the …
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Posted in Activism, Feminism | Tagged climate disruption, economics, environment | Leave a reply

Personal Change

Rachel's Musings Posted on July 24, 2009 by RachelApril 19, 2013

This must be the year of change… The US President rode into office on a platform promising change (although he seems to be forgetting that). So, in keeping with this change theme, I’ve decided to change my life, or at …
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Posted in Feminism, Singles By Choice | Tagged economics, environment | 15 Replies

Lessons from Enron

Rachel's Musings Posted on May 25, 2009 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Watching “Enron: The Smartest Guy in The Room” now – in the midst of the financial crisis – is eerie. The Too Big To Fail banks are all over that one as well. Citibank, JP Morgan, Chase, Credit Swisse, the …
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Posted in Activism | Tagged economics, environment | 17 Replies

We Need a New System

Rachel's Musings Posted on March 12, 2009 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Our current capitalist system, especially the unregulated variety in the US, is built around ideas that are fundamentally not life affirming. The system is built on the idea of growth, which ultimately is unsustainable. The idea of growth drives critical …
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Posted in Activism, Skeptical musings | Tagged economics, environment | 14 Replies

Exploitation, Growth, and other Economic Ideas

Rachel's Musings Posted on March 1, 2009 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Some relationships seem to be based on the exploitation of inner resources – viewing love as a commodity rather than something that’s freely flowing, unrestricted. But this doesn’t happen just between people. The whole capitalist system is built on it: …
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Posted in Economics, Skeptical musings | Tagged economics | 8 Replies

It’s Time to Repower America

Rachel's Musings Posted on November 12, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

I find it mind-boggling that some people think that now that our economy is going down the drain, we cannot possibly worry about things like global warming. Huh? Ever heard of the WPA? Maybe it’s easier to remember the WPA …
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Posted in Activism, Politics, Skeptical musings | Tagged economics, environment, Financial Crisis | Leave a reply
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