Archive for September, 2011


Good with a cup of tea, this one:

Guests:

Portland State University economics professor Joel Magnuson (w/ intro by Cyd Manro)

We talk about:

‘Economics Demystified’

including:   alternative institutions, new habits of thought and action, growth-driven capitalism, derivatives, resource depletion, income inequality, the housing market and bubble, the banking system, the mortgage industry, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, securities, Bear Stearns, mutual funds, pension funds, oil prices, unemployment, foreclosures, what economics should be, community-based ownership of land, the power of creating illusions, critical thinking, a world without oil

 

 

To find out how to attend the next Hawthorne Hostel SpeakUP!, go to:

http://www.portlandhostel.org/

…or check in this way:

Portland Hawthorne Hostel

3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd

Portland, OR 97214

503-236-3380

Until then, check out this:

Fall 2011 Night Owl Record Show

Saturday October 15th, 2011

5pm-9pm

4904 SE Hawthorne Portland OR

Admission $2.00

(Early Bird admission 3pm $15.00)

…just a thought…

“Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power.” – Benito Mussolini.

From: Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC

 

I think this is a big moment to show support for journalism of this quality.

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Guests:

Mia Van Meter, Satya Vayu, Cyd Manro

They talk about:

Should we work for change from ‘Inside or Outside the System?’

(including: public debate, media bombardment, critical thinking, getting outside of your comfort zone, co-ops, patriarchy, capitalism, consumerism, non-profits, the military-industrial complex, public schools, volunteering, consensus decision making, electoral politics, instant run-off voting, third party candidates, community, living without income, food sharing, food growing, food not bombs, living without compromise, transportation, the barter system vs. the money system, social conditioning, the gift economy, finding yourself, cultural shift, the ideal size for social groups, power inequalities)