Alleviating Racial Inequality through Economic Democracy
Roshnii Rose
Racial inequality is upheld by the economic system. Through economic democracy, power and resources can be put into the hands of local people and their communities.
Category: Economy
Regenerative Cultures, Regenerative Economies, and Bioregional Regeneration
Daniel Christian Wahl
A regenerative economy goes beyond sustainability and requires local collaboration and solidarity among individuals as co-creative participants.
Do We Want System Change or Systems Change?
Roar Bjonnes
At first glance, these two concepts may seem almost identical, one word is singular, the other plural. Two words with basically the same meaning. Or so I thought.
A Brief History of EU
Roar Bjonnes
Learn how Europe transitioned from a divided post-war continent, through various coalitions, to eventually form the European Union.
Challenging the EU’s Free Market System
Roar Bjonnes
With the four freedoms of the EU, most tools that individual governments traditionally have had to influence their economies were removed, and the whole of Europe turned into one large experiment in free market capitalism.
A Short Summary of EUs Four Freedoms
Roar Bjonnes
While the US economy is considered one of the world’s most deregulated economies, the European mixed economy of soft deregulation and state control is considered a less aggressive form of capitalism.
Why Norway Refused to Join the EU
Roar Bjonnes
Since 1972, Norway’s protests against the EU reflected, with almost farsighted precision, many of the same topics discussed today in countries like Portugal, Greece and Ireland: lack of democracy, lack of economic justice, lack of freedom and independence, and lack of concerns for the environment.
Toward New European Trade Policies
Roar Bjonnes
While the EU has maintained a common market, it has also pushed other countries to adapt free trade policies and not to impose tariffs on exports from the EU.
Why is the EU Disintegrating and How to Stop It?
Roar Bjonnes
The unity of a nation or the international unity amongst many nations, such as within the EU, are generally built around certain sentiments, whether religious, linguistic, or cultural. Today, due to the economic crisis sweeping all over Europe, the disintegration of the EU has become a real possibility.
Beyond the EU: Toward a New Union
Roar Bjonnes
The EU and its major financial institutions were based on the idea that prosperity for all will promote peace and stability. The weak link in this argument is whether free and open markets actually lead to prosperity for all.
