Tag Archives: commodity

Industrialized society

Posted on 27 October 2010 by dlhitzeman

There is a YouTube video making the rounds on the internet right now of a whiteboard animation of part of a speech on the state of American public education by Sir Ken Robinson: One of the amazing points Robinson makes … Continue reading →

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Farming: Food as a fungible commodity

Posted on 4 October 2010 by dlhitzeman

All around the internet, you can find vigorous discussions about how, with the impending risk of international economic meltdown brought about by massive overspending, the smart bet is to invest in things like gold, which is a fungible commodity that will retain its value even if the rest of the economy self-destructs. While, in some […] Continue reading →

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