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An Economy Turned Upside Down
Shareable | September 5, 2011
While mainstream America is hoping for federal economic reform, some social justice organizations have a radically different idea, and are organizing low-income communities to build a new econo
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Study Finds Local Businesses Key to Income Growth
Stacy Mitchell | August 29, 2011
The results of a new study suggest that the key to reversing the long-term trend of stagnating incomes in the U.S.
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Creating Jobs by Revitalizing Local Manufacturing
Shareable | August 24, 2011
"This is a very important time for America to look for homegrown solutions for the jobs crisis."- Bill Clinton, recognizing the Urban Manufacturing Alliance on behalf of the Clinton Global
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Room for Improvement: 72% See Sustainability Initiatives Exceed Expectations
Jeffrey Hollender | July 27, 2011
A recent international survey conducted by Accenture revealed some pretty interesting statistics about the state of sustainability in the mindset of corporate leaders.
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Bmore Local: Fighting for Responsible Development
Eric Bos | December 7, 2010
On Monday, November 22nd, 2010 the City Council of Baltimore approved a Planned Unit Development (PUD) on an 11-acre lot in Central Baltimore. So far, this PUD is set to include a Walmart and a Lowes, with several more storefronts yet unclaimed.
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Local is the New Black Friday
Contributing Writer | November 23, 2010
“Buy Independent / Buy Local” is the theme coming from dozens of organizations this year that say doing business with local entrepreneurs is the key for communities to create jobs and buck the recession.
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The Recession Means Dark Days for the Local Movement
Scott Ballum | November 21, 2010
I get a chill when I read missives from pioneering local food advocates lamenting the current landscape. Jay Porter's The Linkery began serving farm-to-table, locally sourced, harvested, butchered, and prepared vegetables and meats before the concept had even hit his city of San Diego [see our profile from Jan 2010].
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Will This Generation Outgrow Its Founders?
Scott Ballum | November 16, 2010
"You can always recognize the pioneers, they’re the ones face down in the mud with arrows in their backs." So starts Cheryl Heller's analysis of the dethroning of Seventh Generation's Chief Inspired Protagonist, Jeffrey Hollender.
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The Brooklyn Makers at Greenlight
Scott Ballum | November 14, 2010
This September, Scott hosted a panel disc
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A New Deal for Local Economies: V. Keeping Money Local
Stacy Mitchell | August 24, 2010
Third and last, we need new mechanisms for channeling our investment capital in directions that nurture community and rebuild local economies. 

The financial crisis has provided us all with a crash course on how much of our economy is based not on the creation of real value, but on speculation. Over the last year, we have learned that the speculative economy — the one that trades in exotic derivatives like credit default swaps and makes short-term, bubble-inducing bets on assets like real estate and tech stocks — is vast and highly rewarded.