Capitalism

Book review - SOS: Alternatives to Capitalism, by Richard Swift

Robert DeVet — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 18:32:00 +0000

An urgent call to to re-think our future

Swift’s book is a much needed antidote to the myriad of political clap trap that spouts from our daily newspapers and much of our “left” journalism which suggests that capitalism can be reformed and regulated in such a way that an ecological and economic disaster can be avoided.

People and Profit

Tim McSorley — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:38:25 +0000

Comic from the Sept/Oct 2013 issue of The Dominion.

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For Heather Meek's previous comics, click here.

Reviving Homegrown Dollars

Tim McSorley — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:00:40 +0000

How BC’s Salt Spring Dollars inspire community currencies the world over

SALT SPRING ISLAND—Board games form centerpieces on round wooden tables at The Gathering, a restaurant on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia. Opened in May 2013, the games-and-food restaurant is the first of its kind on the island. The establishment is also the first to pay 10 per cent of staff salaries in Salt Spring Dollars (SSD).

PowerShift Galvanizes Climate Justice Organizing

Martin Lukacs — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:28:57 +0000

Ottawa conference sees protests, trainings and national networking

OTTAWA—As the "Frankenstorm" hit North America, hundreds of youth from across Canada marched through the streets of Ottawa on Monday, October 29, 2012, demanding the Canadian government take action against the fossil fuel corporations that are responsible for fueling climate change and climate change-induced extreme weather.