Environmental Virtue Ethics Philip Cafaro and Ronald D. Sandler (editors) Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004. Print. A Review-essay by Josef Mathews “No Man is an Island,” writes poet John Donne. The idea contained in those words is a profound and timeless truth. It refers to the sea of connections that bind human beings. Environmental … Continue reading “Environmental Virtue Ethics–Review”
Tag: Politics
TPP: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
By Nick Egnatz. The TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) is a treaty between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations. Together with the TTIP (Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) between the U.S. and the European Union countries and TiSA (Trade in Services Agreement) between the U.S. and 49 other nations, the three treaties represent what … Continue reading “TPP: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”
News from Switzerland
Our sister organization in Switzerland, MoMo (Monetary Modernization) and its action arm Vollgeld Initiative (Sovereign Money Initiative), has just passed the 100,000 mark in collecting signatures to trigger a referendum on the Swiss money system. They started their drive in the spring of 2014 and had 18 months time to get the required amount of … Continue reading “News from Switzerland”
The Controlled Demolition of WTC 1, 2, 7 and of its Official Explanation
In less time than the duration between American Airline Flight 11 crashing into World Trade Center One on September 11, 2001, and its total collapse 102 minutes later, one can experience the controlled demolition of the official version presented by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of how the collapse allegedly happened through … Continue reading “The Controlled Demolition of WTC 1, 2, 7 and of its Official Explanation”
Hearing on Monetary Reform in Holland
The October 14, 2015 hearing at the finance commission of the Dutch parliament regarding monetary reform was a milestone for the Dutch and international movement. The 140 minute long hearing can be watched on-line and will soon be provided with English subtitles [1]. This momentous event was triggered by a citizens’ initiative by the Dutch monetary … Continue reading “Hearing on Monetary Reform in Holland”
Surgery Prescribed for the Debt Money Disease: Fighting for the NEED Act
By Nick Egnatz. Introduction. The author is a former small businessman who has spent the last decade as an activist for peace and social justice. About five years ago he discovered that our monetary system is not what the people had been led to believe it is. More specifically: 1. The Federal Reserve System is … Continue reading “Surgery Prescribed for the Debt Money Disease: Fighting for the NEED Act”
The NEED Act Erases Big Steel’s Claimed Need for Worker Concessions
What do infrastructure repair and a looming steel strike have in common? The American Society of Civil Engineers 2013 Infrastructure Report Card says $3.6 trillion needs to be spent by 2020 to bring our infrastructure up to modern standards. Congress has been quite clear that it will neither increase taxes or borrowing to accomplish this. … Continue reading “The NEED Act Erases Big Steel’s Claimed Need for Worker Concessions”
Linking Social Justice to Monetary Reform
By Nick Egnatz. PDF version; Spanish translation in anthology; Portuguese translation at AMI. Social Justice is the struggle to make society work for the vast majority of people. The comprehensive monetary reform of the NEED Act is the necessary first step on the path to realization of this struggle. The following ten points are the … Continue reading “Linking Social Justice to Monetary Reform”
Bilderberg 2014: A Secretive Elite Wonders if Privacy Exists
If you are interested in studying parapolitics –i.e. the practice of attaining political ends through secrecy and covert operations by intelligence agencies, think tanks and private networks (Scott)–there might be no better group to look into as the “Bilderberg”, the annual 3-day conference in which the cream of the crop of the Atlantic power elite … Continue reading “Bilderberg 2014: A Secretive Elite Wonders if Privacy Exists”