Douglas Knight

Following St. Benedict’s example, “monasteries have, over the course of the centuries, become lively centres of dialogue, of meeting and of beneficial fusion among different peoples, brought together by the evangelical culture of peace. Through work and example, the monks were able to teach the art of peace, giving tangible form to the three elements [...]

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Everyone’s situation is different, but overal this looks like an especially treacherous bear market, made doubly difficult by the actions of the Treasury and the Fed in bankrolling malinvestment, imbalances and corrupted price discovery. When in doubt, get out. Don’t get hooked by greed. This rally ‘could’ have some legs if it becomes a [...]

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Still on the subject of money, have you met Thomas Greco, David Boyle, Ellen Brown, David Korten and Richard Douthwaite ? A clear victory for the popularisers over the academics. Though there is a flash of genius from Willem Buiter (you’ll need to persevere).

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Whatever governments do for the banks, credit will be a lot harder to obtain for businesses…we have now entered the period of an unprecedented convergence of the four planetary issues – financial instability, climate change, unemployment and the financial consequences of an aging society – that was described in the 2001 book, The Future of [...]

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