- Ecological Boundaries ·
The Great Transformation
There are several “Great Transitions” circulating, visions for a transition to a just and sustainable economy and society. Tellus Institute convened…
- Efficiency ·
The End of Investment?
I recently attended a school function and was chatting with a friend (“Pam” for the sake of this post) who…
- Future of Finance ·
Financial System as a Global Commons
Last week, Capital Institute co-convened with futurist Hazel Henderson at Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil), her company’s facility in…
- Future of Finance ·
Labor Day: For Tony, with Appreciation and Respect
We immerse ourselves in facts and figures; turning real life suffering into an abstraction. The official unemployment rate is 9.6…
- Future of Finance ·
If the Bathwater Becomes Toxic Enough, Throw Out the Baby
The more I discover about the modern financial system, the less I recognize it, and the more incredulous I grow. And…
- Complexity ·
Toward a Finance Ethic
An ethic, ecologically, is a limitation on freedom of action in the struggle for existence. An ethic, philosophically, is a…
- Efficiency ·
From Risk to Uncertainty
Stress-test complacency will be a cause of the next financial meltdown. Economic commentators have been increasingly using the word “uncertainty”…
- Ecological Boundaries ·
Where’s the Middle Class?
Capital Forum’s current series on “Reducing the Wealth Gap” ties in nicely with Edward Luce’s July 30 piece in the Financial Times, “The…
- Carbon ·
They Just Quit?
I can’t believe they just quit. No fight, no public debate from the government of the country that represents 5…
- Financial Reform ·
A Busy Week, but No Joy in Mudville
Last week was a busy week in the world of financial reform. Congress passed “the most sweeping financial reform legislation…
- Ecological Footprint ·
Is Sustainable Growth an Oxymoron?
The first and overarching theme of the G-20 Toronto Summit is “laying the foundation for sustainable and
- Carbon ·
Allan Savory Wins Prestigious Buckminster Fuller Challenge!
We are delighted to congratulate Capital Institute Advisory Board member Allan Savory and his team at the Savory Institute for…
- Future of Finance ·
Gus Speth Joins Capital Institute’s Brain Trust
“John, I think you are pursuing one of the most important initiatives around these days. Please call on me any…
- Future of Finance ·
Goldman v. United States: What It Means
“It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do, but what humanity, reason and justice tell me I…
- Efficiency ·
Why the US Should Join the Momentum Building in Support of a “Speculator” Tax
On April 15, I made a statement at the Press Club in Washington, DC.,