In the US, most progressives start to see the differences between internationalism and economic globalization.

There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision.

We should be moving toward local currencies not global or European currencies.

Capitalism has defeated communism. It is now well on its way to defeating democracy.

I think one of the most important skills of a local organizer of a local economy is an ability to put on a terrific street party.

The current system is organized around financial values over life values. We need to shift that locus of power down to the community level because the financial markets recognize only money and thereby only financial values.

To achieve true sustainability, we must reduce our "garbage index" - that which we permanently throw away into the environment that will not be naturally recycled for reuse - to near zero. Productive activities must be organized as closed systems. Minerals and other nonbiodegradable resources, once taken from the ground, must become a part of society's permanent capital stock and be recycled in perpetuity. Organic materials may be disposed into the natural ecosystems, but only in ways that assure that they are absorbed back into the natural production system.