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Quote for the Day

“When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism, are incapable of being conquered. A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies.”

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967

04-26-2007 |

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Buy as much stuff as you can

Here is the latest installment in our series from artist Tim Nyberg.

Our industrialized economies are based upon the idea of continual economic growth. The advertisers generate need and the consumers buy ever more goods and services. It seems quite subversive and counter-cultural to question or challenge this system.

  • If large numbers of us started taking Thoreau’s advice to “Let your capital be simplicity and contentment,” what would happen to our industrialized economies?
  • What are some practical steps we can take to live more simply and sustainably in the midst of a consumer culture?

04-10-2007 |

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Quote for the Day

“Oh! that we who declare against wars, and acknowledge our trust to be in God only, may walk in the light, and therein examine our foundation and motives in holding great estates! May we look upon our treasures, and the furniture of our houses, and the garments in which we array ourselves, and try whether the seeds of war have nourishment in these our possessions, or not.”

- Quaker activist John Woolman, 1720-1772

Hat Tip: John Lamoreau

03-22-2007 |

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