Money and Dominance Other Resources
Core Readings
- Wikipedia. "Evolution." Read introduction Link 5 mins
- Wikipedia. "Geological History of Earth." Read Introduction. Link
- Wikipedia. "Timeline of the Evolutionary History of Life." Read introduction. Link
- Enge, Nick. (2010). "Money Makes the World Grow." Link - Enge provides a lucid, concise description of a central difficulty in our monetary system. (5 min)
- Eisenstein, Charles. (2008). "Money and the Crisis of Civilization." Reality Sandwich. Link - Eisenstein describes how our current monetary system is inextricably tied to unsustainable aspects of our society, and suggests ways to prepare for and contribute to its replacement. (20 min)
- U.S. National Debt Clock - History of Money and Banking Link (skim - 10 min)
Quotations from well- and lesser-known political and banking figures revealing the power of, and opposition to our current monetary system.
- Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country - Link (video) 15 min.
William Greider describes Fed power and criticizes the Fed governors for favoring the affluent and concealing their motives.
- Reuters. (11 June 2015). "Zimbabwe Offers New Exchange Rate: 1 for 35,000,000,000,000,000." The Guardian. Link 3pp. 3 min.
- US Inflation Calculator. Link
- Magic. "Note on 'The System.'" Link
- Wikipedia. "Workhouses." Read the intro and the section entitled "Modern View." Link (skim 5 min)
Roots of 'social Darwinism', class, and the 1% in 17th-19th century England.
- Kelly, Marjorie. (2001). Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy. - Link 6pp. (15 min)
Gideon Rosenblatt has summarized the book. Kelly begins with parallels to royalty, continues with discussion of world-view and paradigm shift, and proceeds to critique the current status and operations of corporations and to propose radical reforms. In the first six chapters Kelly treats history and present; in the final six she looks to the future. I predict that the ideas she sets forth here will become common currency over the next several decades. Please read at least the first six chapter summaries.
