Have you seen Money and Life yet? It is a great new film all about money that is well worth watching. I'm pleased to say that I helped fund the production of the film by contributing to their crowdfunding campaign. It is not too late to support the film yourself. You can donate, buy the DVD, and find out how to host a screening etc over at the website. Please do so and help Katie Teague, the independent film maker who made the film, to recoup the signifcant costs incurred during the making … [Read more...]
Time to replicate WIR Bank?
The WIR Bank in Switzerland has been successfully running for over 60 years. It was started in the 1930s in response to the great economic crises of the time. Studies have shown that it's turnover is extremely counter-cyclical, adding to the resilience and stability of the Swiss Economy. They are a great long-term example of how financial co-operatives prove to be more resilient in times of crisis. Almost 20% of all Swiss Businesses are members and they have an annual turnover of nearly £3 … [Read more...]
In Debt We Trust
In America's earliest days, there were barn-raising parties in which neighbors helped each other build up their farms. Today, in some churches, there are debt liquidation revivals in which parishioners chip in to free each other from growing credit card debts that are driving American families to bankruptcy and desperation. IN DEBT WE TRUST is the latest film from Danny Schechter, "The News Dissector," director of the internationally distributed and award-winning WMD (Weapons of Mass Deception), … [Read more...]
Zeitgeist – The Movie: Federal Reserve
This is part 3 of the original Zeitgeist Movie (see some of my thoughts on that here), all about money, banking and the Federal Reserve in the US. … [Read more...]
The Money Masters
This very long (215 minutes) money documentary has lots of interesting history in it about the battle over the control of money and banking in the US. If I remember rightly the presenter proposes going back to the gold standard, but whilst that might be better than what we've got now, it doesn't really make much sense either (as nicely explained in Money as Debt) "The powers of financial capitalism had a far-reaching plan, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in … [Read more...]
The Matrix – A Poem by Paradox
I know Paradox from the London party scene. He's a good chap :) Here is a great poem he wrote about money and banking... The Matrix … [Read more...]
Money
Here you will find links to all the great money resources on this site :) Basic Info: Money Today A Brief History of Money Money Books: Money Books More money books see also Money downloads Money Videos: Money as Debt The Matrix - A Poem by Paradox Zeitgeist Addendum Zeitgeist - The Movie: Federal Reserve The Money Masters New American Currency see also https://delicious.com/uniteddiversity/money+video Money Downloads: Money downloads More … [Read more...]
More money books
A while back I posted Money Books, a collection of my favourite books all about money. Now, with the global economy struggling on all sides with economic collapse, climate change and peak oil very much beginning to kick in, I thought I share a few more good reads on the subject. Hopefully lots and lots of people will read these books and we can finally move away from Money as Debt madness towards a saner banking system. : [amtap book:isbn=0816649634] "A firsthand view of local currencies … [Read more...]