Ethical Markets: The Non-money Economy – Over 50% of all production of goods and services in all countries is ignored because it is unpaid. A look at this “love economy” – raising children, caring for families, the elderly and sick, volunteering – is estimated at over $16 trillion worldwide missing from global GNP. (~ 27 minutes)
Health and Wellness – Preventive approaches to health now competing with the current over-priced, over-prescribing, interventionist medical-industrial complex costing 16% of US GDP. This is twice what other rich countries pay with no better outcomes. A look at reforms and alternative health options. (~ 27 minutes)
Investing In Your Community – Some of your safest, best investments are right outside your door! A look at successful community investing in growing, vibrant local economies, affordable housing, new small businesses and re-development. (~ 27 minutes)
Richard Trumka on worker and voter rights — provided by The Natonal Press Club; Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, addressed the National Press Club on May 20, 2011, on recent efforts to curb collective bargaining rights in several states, including Wisconsin and Ohio, the political outlook for the 2012 elections, and the impact of austerity budgets on local, state and federal workers. Presentation begins around 6 min mark.
Clean Food – Surveys the explosive growth of organic agriculture in the face of consumer fears of tainted and imported foods. Locally-grown, fresh, organic food, free of pesticides, farmers’ markets and local contract agriculture are seen as the future. (~ 27 minutes)
Should Economists Declare Conflicts of Interest? Provided by TheRealNews.com — Gerald Epstein: Study shows many economists who testify or write on finance do not reveal they work for financial institutions.
The Economics of Happiness — provided by The Dylan Ratigan Show; Helena Norberg-Hodge of the International Society for Ecology & Culture (ISEC) promotes her film which offers simple policy steps to reduce unemployment and pollution if we can get beyond the economic myths which have us rushing in the wrong direction.
Socialy Responsible Investing – Covers the worldwide boom in ethical investing ($2.3 trillion in the USA alone). Social and environmental costs (pollution, outsourcing, stagnate wages) of maximizing profits to shareholders has given way to concerns for all stakeholders and new “triple bottom line” accounting for people, planet and profits. (~ 27 minutes)
Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization — provided by Earth Policy Institute; Lester Brown, with narration by Matt Damon, provides a glimpse into a new and emerging economy based upon renewable resources, originally aired on PBS. Ask your local station to air this important documentary!
Transformation Of Work – Views rapid changes in workplaces, outsourcing, automation and self-employment, focusing on employee-owned companies (11,000 in the USA) and the prospects for democratizing capital-ownership. (~ 27 minutes)
Conversation with Vicki Robin — provided by Peak Moment; Published 20 years ago, Your Money or Your Life was written for these times, asserts co-author Vicki Robin. People examine their assumptions about money, decide what is “Enough,” get out of debt, and free up life energy to invest in what matters most to them. Vicki discusses applying these same tools to relationships with our time, opportunities for creativity and exchange, building community, and her ten-mile food diet.
Woman Owned Businesses – In the USA, 50% of all private companies are owned and managed by women and employ 19 million Americans. Women’s goals differ from those of men: women rate profit-maximizing below other community, family and personal values. We meet many women business leaders, bankers and entrepreneurs. (~ 27 minutes)
Traci Fenton of WorldBlu — provided by TED.com; In the talk “Democratic Workplaces,” Traci shares the story of why she founded WorldBlu in 1997, what organizational democracy and freedom in the workplace means, and the “power question” every organization must ask if it is going to survive in this new, Democratic Age.
Global Corporate Citizenship – More ethical “corporate citizenship” now seen as a must by many leaders and critics. Best practices of corporations in consumer and environmental protection, human and workplace rights. (~ 27 minutes)
Should Banks Be A Public Utility? – provided by TheRealNews.com; Yves Smith: Finance sector controls the regulatory process – there needs to be a publicly controlled alternative to the private banking system
Frederick Hayek speaks — provided by RealEconTV.com; What if the fundamental theory that guides government
action on the economy were fatally flawed? Frederich Hayek recounts his last conversation with
John Maynard Keynes. Hayek asked Keynes whether he wasn’t alarmed that the real problem was inflation. Keynes completely agreed, assuring Hayek that Hayek’s theory was “frightfully important in combatting deflation.” Keynes added that “if inflation ever becomes a danger, I’m going to turn public opinion around like this.” Six weeks later Keynes was dead and couldn’t do it.
Bart Chilton — provided by theREALnews network; CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton says: “A Hair Trigger Away from Economic Calamity.” Wall Street lobbyists trying to slow down trading regulations and defund Commission.
Shareholder Advocacy – Interviews with activist-shareholders pushing their companies to be more socially and environmentally responsible. Corporate managers are responding as active investors join with employees, unions, environmentalists and many other stakeholders to push for higher ethical standards. (~ 27 minutes)
Provided by www.GeniusLoci.com Ecological Design – Beginning in the 1920’s with the work of R. Buckminster Fuller, moving through the 1960’s and the Counter Culture and ending on the doorstep of the 21st century: the film follows the evolution of ecological design from the vision of a few independent thinkers to the powerful movement it is becoming.(~ 64 minutes)
Fair Trade – “Free trade” has turned into a free-for-all based on cutting prices, cutting corners on safety, quality and the environment – as well as outsourcing of production and jobs to lowest-wage countries. Fair trade labels on products growing to ensure consumers that small organic producers of coffee, teas, chocolate and many other foods get fair prices. (~ 27 minutes)
1000 Protesters Storm Wall Street — provided by TheRealNews.com; Occupy Wall Street movement gains support from unions, student groups and community organizers. Watch full multipart TRNN Occupy Wall St. Stories
Renewable Energy – Renewable energy: solar, wind, biofuels, hydrogen, ocean power are the best route beyond fossil fuels to energy independence. A look at the technologies and the leaders in this “green revolution.” (~ 27 minutes)
Green Building and Design – The revolution in building, architecture, product design is leading to the explosive growth of energy-efficient, less polluting, safer and healthier workplaces and homes. (~ 27 minutes)
Redefining Success – Changing scorecards of countries’ “progress” beyond money and Gross National Product (GDP) to new indicators of Quality of Life and Gross National Happiness. (~ 27 minutes)
23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism — provided by TheRealNews.com; The front cover ofNewsweek said we’re all socialists now. So what about the future of the capitalist system? Are we facing another major depression? Are we facing a global meltdown? And is there a more rational way to have a capitalist system? TRNN talks about all of this with Ha-Joon Chang. He’s the author of the book 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism and on the Faculty of Economics of Cambridge University. See the entire series on all 23 points on TRNN.