23 Articles

Thursday, September 10, 2009
Progressives--let's move beyond squeamish
Progressives are ignored, our movements splintered while right wing groups can instantly garner their forces and make Washington pay attention. Its time for Progressives to stop being so nice! When it comes to pulling our forces together to make a difference our grassroots organizations need a new strategy. It's time to change this if we want our agendas to become reality.Here's what needs to happen....

Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Friedman unknowingly discovers why a Full Spectrum Economy makes sense and is the wave of the future.
Thomas Friedman, NY Times columnist, writes about the problems in Afghanistan--and shows that the solutions start with caring for children. This is the argument the Full Spectrum Economy makes for why we need to add the "household sector" as a measured and monetized work sector in the FSE

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Triple Bottom Line = Full Spectrum Economy
The triple bottom line--people, planets and profits makes sense for building a sustainable economy. But the way we currently measure our economy will need to change to make it possible. A Full Spectrum Economy does just that!

Monday, June 1, 2009
Full Spectrum Economy Talking Points
(2 comments) We know our current economy is unsustainable and needs to change. A Full Spectrum Economy enable us to include the best from our current economy while expanding to include more ways for creating wealth. Here are some basic talking points of a Full Spectrum Economy (FSE)

Thursday, May 7, 2009
Producing the next "Greatest Generation"
Its time for a 21st century "Greatest Generation" to be produced. We can take the bold steps enacted to produce the first "Greatest Generation" and do it again. Here's how.....

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The "either/or" Days are Over. Let's Give Ourselves Permission to Try Something New
(7 comments) Let's stop the 'either/or' game of markets vs. government, capitalism vs. socialism. None of these will solve the problems of the 21st century! Let's try something new--a Full Spectrum Economy

Thursday, February 19, 2009
Partisan Politics is so passé in a Full Spectrum Economy...
Partisan politics reflects the economic model of government vs. markets. This economic system is no longer viable. It is time to build a Full Spectrum economy and in doing so, politicians can shift their attention to building systems that work instead of fighting over a system that has had its day and is now over.

Saturday, February 14, 2009
Working in a post-consumer Full Spectrum Economy can be an entrepreneurs' dream
(2 comments) Returning to the consumer economy of the last 50 years is no long feasible. Its time to expand our vision of the economy to a Full Spectrum Economy--a 6 sector economy that enables us to measure and monetize all the valuable work necessary to sustain our lives. Doing so will put millions to work and lead us into the next economy--designed to care for humans and the planet in ways that work for us all.

Saturday, December 20, 2008
What if we stop consuming? (96 million more jobless?)
Our 70% consumer economy employs 96 million people in this country. But we know we have to change our consumption patterns....where will we work instead? A Full spectrum economic model answers the question.,

Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Transition to the Full Spectrum Economy:
(1 comments) The transition from the agricultural economy to the industrial economy wasn't easy--or overnight. Neither will the transtion from industrial to the knowledge/service/caring--or Full Spectrum economy be easy or overnight. But it can be done.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Try something else! A Full Spectrum Economy
Current economists keep trying to fix the old economic system. Its not working so let's try something new--A Full Spectrum economic model.

Sunday, November 30, 2008
Full Spectrum Economy: Building an economy that counts
(6 comments) A Full spectrum economy is a 6 sector economy: markets, government, illegal, household, unpaid volunteer and natural sectors. It enables us to move beyond "unlimited growth and consumption/money" and build an economy around what really counts: caring for humans and the planet.

Monday, November 24, 2008
Job creation solved-and it's been right in front of us all along!
(16 comments) We've overlooked the greatest source of 'new jobs' available to stimulate the economy--the household. It could add 17 million new jobs and 656 billion to the economy.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Atlas Farted
(18 comments) Greenspan wakes to discover the ideology on which he based the world economic system is flawed. This article addresses this and then invites Mr. Greenspan to a new ideology based on Riane Eisler's "Real Wealth of Nations."

Saturday, October 25, 2008
The banking system is not the economy: Painting a new picture
(6 comments) Building a full spectrum economy. With the banking system in crisis, global warming looming--let's stop sitting around in fear! There are other options. Let's challenge status quo with a new economy picture that would result in a great world to live in.

Friday, September 26, 2008
Beyond the Consumer Economy: Partnerism
(2 comments) Our current economic systems are failing yet we keep trying to fix them! Instead, let's create something new. Partnerism is a new term coined to describe a vibrant, full-spectrum economy that will protect our world.

Thursday, September 25, 2008
Look Behind the Curtain
(7 comments) Who owns America? 10% owns 85-90% of all the financial wealth of this country. Bailing out Wall Street is bailing out this 10% at the expense of the 90%.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Privatize profits and socialize loss? Time for taxpayers to profit too....
(5 comments) Taxpayers don't need to absorb the debacle of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while its top managers walk away rich. There is another option--public banking could solve the problem and benefit taxpayers too.

Friday, July 18, 2008
An opportunity in this financial crisis
(1 comments) In this financial meltdown, we have an opportunity to create change in our banking system that will result in a stronger economy for everyone. The private bankers have had 200+ years to make it work--and this current financial crisis shows they can't do it. Let's make change now.

Thursday, June 5, 2008
Candidates should add Caring Family Policy to their platform
Heading to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions where the partie's platforms are determined. It is time to add a "Caring Family Policy" that protects our children, the family and the economy.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The dominator value system votes to dominate....
(2 comments) Recognizing the bigotry/racism are but distractions to the bigger story--the domination value system that over-rides all our systems--individual, family, community, business, politics, religion, law, economics, class and race. If we change that value--bigotry, racism would have no place.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Go all the way upstream.....
(7 comments) A crisis driven world needs to examine why, despite all our intelligence, we have half the world hungry, millions homeless etc. In this article, the 'domination value system' is explored as the root cause for all of today's crisis.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Food shortages--grow your own and create a caring economy
(13 comments) Solutions to food shortages--grow your own. Self-watering container gardening provides a solution even if you don't own land!