What’s Next – Privatising the Shade?

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Renegade Economists Show 524 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 5.30 – 6pm Wednesdays. Subscribe to the weekly podcast. Show Notes With the summer heatwave hitting, Karl looks into the shortcomings of economic theory allowing insiders to make easy profits and pollute at will. We used to laugh at paying for oxygen but they now do so willingly in Asia. … Read More

Bioprospecting the Future

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Renegade Economists Show 413 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 5.30 – 6pm Wednesdays. Subscribe to the free weekly podcast. Bioprospecting the future by Renegade Economists on Mixcloud Show Notes Bioprospecting our future: Prof Natalie Stoianoff (UTS, Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney, and the Director of the Intellectual Property Program) discusses the legal … Read More

Global Fossil Divestments

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Renegade Economists Show 380 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 5.30 – 6pm Wednesdays. Subscribe to the free weekly podcast. Show Notes The Global Divestment Movement: Zac Hatfield Dodds from Fossil Free ANU discusses the divestment movement at ANU and why it is so crucial to humanity’s survival. Global Fossil Divestments by Renegadeeconomists on Mixcloud Related Links The Climate Fund … Read More

Sacred Economics reviewed

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Colin Cook Sacred Economics by Charles Eisenstein More of what matters, less of what costs the earth This is an engaging book for Eisenstein uses many fascinating analogies and parallels to frame his arguments and his vision for our post crunch future is a fully integrated set of proposals – Georgist philosophy being strongly featured. According to Eisenstein, ‘Sacred’ … … Read More

The Next Economy – Capitalism 3.0

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For those interested in a vision of a sane economy, member K.D summarised her key learnings from Peter Barnes’ landmark 2007 book Capitalism 3.0. Acting on his beliefs, Peter kindly donated the book to the commons, allowing it to be downloaded (pdf). It can be purchased here. Most of these are direct transcriptions from the book. CAPITALISM 3.0 A GUIDE … Read More