Here is some information on the original Transition Town, Totnes in England, taken from their website
http://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/
Thanks to gulfgal for the transition town topic on this week's Wednesday OT.
I made four topic extracts:
1. Local Currency
2. Local Skills
3. Local Economy
4. Local Food
Please see more below.
The impact of Bernie Sanders is becoming the topic of 2016. Folks everywhere are marvelling at the popularity of his ideas. They're so mainstream! What is this democratic socialism he's on about? This diary series will explore the outlines of Bernie's economic philosophy. We will do so using an oldie, but a goodie, the post-WWII British economist E.F. Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful (1973). It is subtitled "Economics As If People Mattered."
We will follow the four parts of the book very closely and attempt to tie it to Bernie's economics, beginning in part two and onward.
Have no fear: there's no technical language, or math, or any Marx. Well, it's a long-form essay and the language is from the 70s, but so am I :=)
Please follow me for more below for the democratic-socialist corrective to the dismal science.
Lots of commentary has been devoted to HRC's flurry of flip-flops, one that could easily fill one of Imelda Markos's shoe closets. However, there are other questionable aspects of HRC's behavior unrelated to flip-flops. One aspect is her plan for HRC's policies on Wall Street Reform. On TOP there is an excellent pro-Hillary diary by Ollie Garchie. Unlike many anti-Hillary stories and pro-Hillary diaries "over there", the "tone" of OG's diary is laudable, factual and almost compelling.
Intro
I wanted to get us thinking strategically and even forgivingly about this issue. I cross-posted this at TOP early this evening and got some interesting discussion. As I said in one of my replies to critical questioning:
It feels good.
Ok, I still have inter-tube access, and Apple TV, which is great with movies and films. And they have a surprising number of TV shows that I enjoy, and even good news. (CNN, Reuters, NBC ((with MSNBC one-two hours after bored cast) and others)
And because Honey loves local sports, we are pitching in for a digital antenna. Chicago's signals are so strong,that we will get everything else we need. And she gets to see some of the games.
Got a text today inviting me to an organizing event for the Sanders campaign. It's this Sunday at 1pm in Tigard. I've already RSVP'd to attend, anyone else going to be there? Anyone want to go and need a ride?
The RSVP and info page is: http://bernie.to/tigardbarnstorm
Not sure what to expect, but should meet some interesting people!
PPB (Political People Blog) has a new article out detailing the work of Julian Blair, a statistician and economist from the University of New South Wales in Australia who has been closely monitoring the race here.
Statistical Analyst : Bernie Sanders Will All of The Remaining States Except Two
The key argument Blair makes to PPB is:
