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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: economy

Working Cooperatively

Rachel's Musings Posted on March 12, 2013 by RachelApril 24, 2013

It’s been a few weeks now that I posed the question “What is preventing us from working (and living) cooperatively?” at an Occupy U workshop. It was a follow-up discussion to a presentation from various Bay Area coops that led …
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Posted in Economics | Tagged cooperation, economy | 4 Replies

Can We Be Saved?

Rachel's Musings Posted on February 5, 2013 by RachelMay 8, 2013

I started reading Earth at Risk last night. And is that depressing! To me, it is clear: Unless we – all of us humans – make some dramatic changes in the way we live, we’re doomed. Yeah, yeah. I know …
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Posted in Activism, Science, Skeptical musings | Tagged climate disruption, economy, hope | 2 Replies

Do what you love and get paid tons of money for it!

Rachel's Musings Posted on January 2, 2009 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Got your attention, didn’t I? Well, don’t expect me to tell you how to do it because I am beginning to realize that these schemes are unrealistic. I’ve found several people who offer their advice online – how you can …
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Posted in Activism, Economics | Tagged critique, economy, happiness, meaning, time, Zimbardo | 2 Replies

Fact Check on Bail Out

Rachel's Musings Posted on October 2, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

FactCheck has an interesting perspective on this as well: The truth is, however, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act [,which was passed in 1999 and repealed portions of the Glass-Steagall Act, a piece of legislation from the era of the Great Depression that …
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Posted in Economics | Tagged economy, financial bail out | Leave a reply

It’s the economy, stupid!

Rachel's Musings Posted on December 4, 2007 by RachelApril 19, 2013

With the economy continuing to deteriorate, everybody in the financial services sector is worried. Rightfully so. At work, I have been assigned a multitude of projects to figure out why our losses are getting higher. Well, I would guess it’s …
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Posted in Quick note | Tagged economy | Leave a reply

Democracy at work…or not

Rachel's Musings Posted on December 4, 2007 by RachelApril 24, 2013

Supposedly, our input counts at work. We can contribute to brainstorms. Yet the reality is a crass reminder that this is not true. Take, for example, a short discussion over our holiday event: someone proposed that we could all vote …
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Posted in Quick note | Tagged economy, systems thinking | Leave a reply
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