- Future of Finance ·
COP Anxiety: 26th Time’s A Charm?
It’s all overwhelming really. Coming amidst the global pandemic that is far from over and a coup investigation in the…
- Financial Reform ·
An Agenda for Genuine Financial Reform
Photo by Angel Evangeline on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/lIYoJZwXy2U In this final act, Act IV of my booklet Finance for a…
- Future of Finance ·
2020: Inflection Point
By now it is clear: 2020 represents a new phase in the monumental transformation of the human project. History will…
- Future of Finance ·
A Multisystemic Response to Covid-19
“We can’t predict when, but given the continual emergence of new pathogens, the increasing risk of a bioterror attack, and…
- Evergreen Direct Investing ·
Evergreen Direct Investing: A Two-Part Series
Here in The Future of Finance, we previously
- Carbon Bubble ·
The Big Choice
– A $20 trillion “externality” appears to present civilization with its BIG CHOICE: economic destruction or ecological destruction, both with chilling…
- Future of Finance ·
“We’re Done!” How’s that for a Purpose Statement?
“We’re done.” With those words, Ed Stack, the CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods demonstrated what principled leadership looks like. No…
- #GREENWISH ·
#Greenwish
#GREENWISH Greetings, No doubt you have noticed my blog has gone on sabbatical. There are two reasons for this. First,…
- Financial Crisis ·
An Open Letter to Finance
Ten years have passed since the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank allowed Lehman Brothers to file for bankruptcy, attempting to signal…
- Future of Finance ·
Judith Samuelson: Professor Lynn Stout, A Legacy
The following excerpt was written by The Aspen Institute’s Judith Samuelson in memory of Lynn Stout, Distinguished Professor of Corporate…
- Derivatives ·
The Character of Our Technology
“We can’t influence the direction of technology, but we can influence its character,” says Kevin Kelly, founder of WIRED, in…
- Estate Tax ·
Tax Reform: A Real Cohn Job
It seems that Gary Cohn, a trader and former heir apparent at Goldman Sachs—a life-long Democrat, let’s recall—and Trump’s current…
- Estate Tax ·
Fix (Don’t Flush) the Estate Tax
“The external glitter of wealth conceals a corrupt political core that reflects the growing gap between the very few rich…
- Future of Finance ·
From Paris to Drawdown
Yes, it was a shameful poke in the world’s eye by the dangerously narcissistic, temporary occupant of the White House.…
- Encyclical ·
March for Science — Really?
How is it possible that in America, on the 47th anniversary of Earth Day, it was concluded that our situation…