20 September 2005

A list of global concern

"international movement for democratic control of financial markets and their institutions" ATTAC INTERNATIONAL
Tobin tax And the Wikipedia article on it.
Redefining Progress (RP) works with a broad array of partners to shift the economy and public policy towards sustainability. RP does this in three ways:
RP measures the real state of our economy, our environment, and social justice with tools like the Genuine Progress Indicator and the Ecological Footprint.
We design policies—like environmental tax reform—to shift behavior in these three domains (economy, environment, and equity) towards sustainability.
We promote and create new frameworks—like common assets—to replace the ones that are taking us away from long-term social, economic, and environmental health.
True Cost Economics a fight to revolutionize economics before our planet is destroyed. We need a new economic paradigm - one that is open, holistic, and human scale. The economic revolution begins with jamming Economics departments. It ends with an entirely new way to measure progress.
Ecological economics pioneer Robert Costanza likens conventional economics to a bucket full of water that's ready to tip. All it needs is one sharp jolt. So, let's kick it over.
Mediacarta Our minds have become a virtual dumping ground of pollutants -- manipulative ads, distorted news, untold violence, spin and hype. We can cope with the media onslaught to a degree. But all signs suggest that the cumulative effects of this toxic culture -- on our stress levels, our moods, our relationships, our worldviews, even our mental health -- could become one the most pressing issues of our generation. ... We consider Media Democracy, Media Justice and especially Mental Environmentalism to be groundbreaking narratives that could gel our activism into a full-fledged movement -- a movement on par with feminism, civil rights and environmentalism.
Corporate crackdown "...we'll launch a Corporate Crackdown. With a focused strategy of direct action and meme warfare let's prove no one's above the will of the people."

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"Spend and tax" not "tax and spend"

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