“Hooked on Growth” documentary from GrowthBusters
“Hooked on Growth” is the quintessential David vs. Goliath story, starring modern-day filmmaker David (yes, his real name!!) Gardner in his autobiographical crusade against industrial civilization’s...
View ArticlePrairie Fire – Revolutionize the Food System (219)
Novelist Dan Armstrong’s Prairie Fire is a fast-paced thriller whose characters forge unlikely alliances to revolutionize the American food system. It’s spearheaded by farmers squeezed by skyrocketing...
View ArticleLocal Currency – Better Than Money
“The global economy is much worse after the 2008 financial crash,” Francis Ayley asserted. “The usurious money system is a Ponzi scheme. It’s collapsing.” Usurious means loans must be repaid with...
View ArticleClimate Change and Fukushima: Radio EcoShock meets Peak Moment TV
October 25, 2013. We videoed a conversation with Alex Smith of Radio EcoShock. It went both ways. I interviewed him primarily about climate change and Fukushima, because he’s watching them very...
View ArticleClimate Change and Fukushima – Radio Ecoshock Paints the Big Picture (251)
Two ongoing environmental events are affecting all life on the planet, even if it’s not yet noticeable where you live. Alex Smith of Radio Ecoshock is watching climate change and Fukushima very...
View ArticleWhat’s Ahead for the Money Economy and How to Meet It
Nicole Foss of Canada and Laurence Boomert of New Zealand are on an extensive North American speaking tour. We met up with them in Vancouver, BC and videoed a walloping lively conversation. Nicole,...
View ArticleSmart Choices for Meeting the Coming Bust, part 1 (253)
Most people are woefully unprepared for the depression that is now unfolding, says economic analyst Nicole M. Foss, senior editor of The Automatic Earth. In a depression, there’s not enough money in...
View ArticleSmart Choices for Meeting the Coming Bust, part 2 (254)
“How do we cooperate and build a collaborative culture now?” asks Laurence Boomert, founder of The Bank of Real Solutions in New Zealand. Local currencies, barter cards, and Time Banks not only create...
View ArticleLocal Currency — Money for Us, Not the Bankers (292)
“Back in the 1930s on the Olympic peninsula, people were paying their taxes in alternative money…The banks shut them down. This is an example of the monopoly the banks have, and the level of control...
View ArticleBeyond “How to Save the World” (296)
When Dave Pollard started his blog “How to Save the World” over a decade ago, he believed he might actually play a role in changing the world. After studying the three major systems of civilization —...
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