Last week we looked at how capitalism and the market are insidious in that they creep into every aspect of our lives and control much or what we are able to do and not do. Some things that came up:
- the system is not broken; it is doing exactly what it has been designed to do. Vandana Shiva's quotation on p. 29 captures that - "The poor are not those who have been left behind; they are the ones who have been robbed."
- there is a direct connection between how capitalism functions and the condition of our schools; and,
- capitalism needs growth in order to function, but with that growth comes destruction.
Here are some resources that might be helpful:
- The documentary The End of Poverty (not to be confused with Jeffrey Sachs book by the same name. The book basically is a cheerleader for capitalism, the documentary is not);
- the documentary The Economics of Happiness;
- some shorts at filmsforaction.org:
- The System is Failing - https://www.filmsforaction.
org/watch/the-next-system- project/ - Watch a Giant Suction Tube - https://www.filmsforaction.
org/watch/how-we-live-a- journey-towards-a-just- transition/ - Capitalism is Just a Story - https://www.filmsforaction.
org/watch/capitalism-is-just- a-story-rise-up-and-create-a- new-one/ - Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Funny - https://www.filmsforaction.
org/watch/intro-to- participatory-economics/ - Earth Democracy - https://www.filmsforaction.
org/watch/earth-democracy/ - Visualizing a Plenitude Economy - https://www.filmsforaction.
org/watch/visualizing-a- plenitude-economy-the-secret- to-creating-jobs-that-wall- street-doesnt-want-you-to- know/ - Enoughness - https://www.filmsforaction.
org/watch/enoughness- restoring-balance-to-the- economy/
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