How Much of Your Brainpower Are You Using?
Below is a clip where I talk about how much brainpower is wasted in top-down hierarchical systems like the World Bank.
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The Economy, 2009: Brother Can You Spare A Dime?
Some woke up into this New Year with a square of sidewalk for a pillow and a cardboard box for a comforter. It used to be a few paychecks away from me. Now, I'm only a few weeks ahead of it.
Help the Poor by Revitalizing the Federal Workforce
The foundations, the nonprofit sector and the states can play important roles in dealing with poverty, but the federal government by far is the biggest and most important player on the block.
Education 2008: Winners And Losers
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What Happens When One Man Takes on the System
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Larry Mellon's Inspiring Mid-Life Crisis
As I reflect on my holiday experience last year and in light of this year's economic and moral climate, I marvel on the ability of a few to change the lives of many.
Making Money at Any Cost
Once we produce billionaires without values, there is no telling where their voraciousness will stop.
The 2/3 : 1/3 Rule
As Bill Easterly has pointed out, we have spent more than $2 trillion in aid over the past fifty years with not enough to show for it.
Change the Way We Create Change
We let people make a fortune doing any number of things that will harm the poor, but want to crucify anyone who wants to make money helping them.
Barack Obama is Not My President
We do not choose the presidents who are truly ours, who shape our lives and our psyches. They are chosen for us when we are too young to vote.
You Are What You Wear
For designers who are truly dedicated to environmentally- and socially-responsible principles, it's a huge commitment that requires tremendous dedication and patience.
The D Word
Across the nation, the most vulnerable have already been stripped of their security. They are wildly adrift in the economic chaos like autumn leaves caught in a hurricane.
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This year The Urban Village, a fashion business that I'm helping to get off the ground, has come up with a new, ideal answer: luxurious mohair-silk scarves.
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I've seen a Zimbabwe multi-billion dollar note a few weeks ago. The man that had it found it on the street and said that people use them for taking notes on.
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What is keeping Mugabe employed ?
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since mugabe took the land from the white farmers and gave it back to the zimbabwean people the western media has gone into convulsions of spite & hatefullness against the country. some commentators have even gone so far as to suggest that south africa should cut off zimbabwe's electricity, which of course could only hurt the poor citizens since the well-to-do certainly have generators. who, except a racist enemy of africans would even utter such a thing. yes, zimbabwe does have a "legacy of authoritarian rule" : the despotic rule of ian smith, cecil rhodes, the white apartheidists & british colonials. despite all the pious liberal posturing, it is in episodes such as this that the true nature of the western mind is exposed.
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