Economy

Shift Change Trailer from ShiftChange.org Article on the town of Mondragon's co-op.Ultimately, it is best for entrepreneurial individuals not to be tied into a system like this. On the other hand, this may be a good model for "ministry" within the network and among the unnumbered.

6 min video about a tomato company that apparently has no bosses/bureaucracy/politics.No details of how this works on a practical level. It just seems like a good thing to add to the archives for future reference. Perhaps a PCM or future COR in California can take a field trip.

Real Money

Free PDF Book:

In 1980 F. Tupper Saussy wrote a book called "Miracle on Main Street" where he advocated returning to a precious metal economy. His forward vision and some of his predictions have come true. Here is a website with the book in PDF: Miracle on Main Street

Articles, Blogs & Videos

Articles

The Public vs. Private Dialectic by Anthony Migchels

Forbes article on the success of the Indo-American community in Edison, NJ financing each other's businesses.

Blogs

Real Currencies

Videos

The Case for Collaborative Consumption

Life Is Easy by Jon Jandi - 15 min

Agile Hardware Design Video

The Problem

The Secret of Oz - Winner, Best Documentary of 2010 (2 Hours)

The Money Masters - Full-Length (3hrs 19m)

Banking

'Potential Solutions'

The Public Bank Solution by Ellen Brown [1] Brand new book on public banking, which she strongly advocates.

Recommended Reading

The Babylonian Woe, By David Astle Very scholarly OUTSTANDING book on the history of banking. Not recommended to everyone as it is a very hard read, but has some fascinating insights on ancient history that would blow most peoples minds. More insights that some of the other popular books going back this far in history. - Gary Kinghorn