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Featured Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | 2 Comments | Updated on Oct 6, 2011

It’s Labor vs. Capital, Stupid

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/its-labor-vs-capital-stupid/

A few months ago Nassim Taleb, author of the Black Swan, an influential book about the crucial importance of unpredictable, unforeseen events on our financial system was asked whether the hundreds of thousands taking to the streets in Greece was a Black Swan event. He replied, “No. The real Black Swan event is that people… Continue reading

Article, Resource filed under Banking, The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Dec 4, 1997

Restructuring the Financial System As If Community Matters

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/restructuring-financial-system-if-community-matters/

This speech by David Morris was originally presented at a conference entitled “Growing Equity: Assets and Opportunities for Communities Left Behind,” hosted by the Corporation for Enterprise Development in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 1997. Continue reading