Posts Tagged ‘ Capitalism ’

Mad as Hell Doctors in St. Paul

Sep 16th, 2009 | By Mark T | Category: News

The Mad as Hell Doctors will be in St. Paul today. The Mad as Hell Doctors are promoting a Single-Payer health Care system by advocating the following:



Will Barack Obama Embrace Nonviolence?

Jan 10th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Nonviolence

Barack Obama looks back to Lincoln, and in doing so identifies with a President regarded as our greatest. Lincoln presided over one of the most brutal conflicts in history. Barack also looks back to that preacher from Atlanta who sang We Shall Overcome and espoused nonviolence.



Anti-Shopping Revolution

Dec 8th, 2008 | By Nick Richtman | Category: Peace

In times of trouble, we are told to go shopping. President Bush told us to go shopping in the wake of 9/11, and here we are told it again. Without delving into the details about how shopping may or may not stimulate the economy



The Economics of World Peace: A Spiritual Perspective

Oct 23rd, 2008 | By Aaron Cashman | Category: Economics, Peace

An American woman, known only as Peace Pilgrim, walked more than 25,000 miles across the U.S.A. in the name of peace. Talking about her childhood upbringing she said the following:”On the one hand I was trained to believe that



Fear, Politics and Altruism

Oct 2nd, 2008 | By Mark T | Category: Science of Peace

Two new academic articles have got my attention because of their link to positive social change. The first article, found in Current Directions of Psychological Science, reports on the science of gratitude.



Honeywell Project Chapter 4 of 5

Aug 1st, 2008 | By Michael Birchard | Category: Activism, Feature

Honeywell, best known for their automatic controls and thermostats, bought the patent to the thermostat in 1916 from Albert Butz boosting the company’s sales to almost $300,000 that year (Honeywell Project 1988: 7). However, just prior to World War II, Honeywell consented to its first contract for the defense department. The United States government [...]



Information on Tax resistance

Apr 11th, 2008 | By Sadie | Category: Sadie Speaks

Not to long ago, but before My Peace City was erected, I posted a question about income taxes in a forum on the Restore the Republic website. Here is my post:
“First of all, hello! I’m new to the forums, and I thought of all places this would probably be the best to place [...]



The Contradiction Between Capital & Community

Apr 3rd, 2008 | By Michael Birchard | Category: Class

With capitalism, moneymaking is the sole consideration. The “bottom line” supersedes any other factor in the pursuit of wealth. It is this detached approach that allows the corporate heads to make those hard decisions. For example, moving a corporation from one area to another in a quest of a cheaper labor market and fewer environmental [...]