Category: Finance & Economics
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The Rising Tide of Inequality
Check out Armine Yalnizyan’s summary on the Conference Board of Canada’s report on rising economic inequality in Canada. Yalnizyan, a Senior Economist with the left-of-centre Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, emphasizes the significance of the report being funded by heavy hitters within the business community vs. the usual suspects of academics, journalists and social think… Read more
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Companies We Keep: Employee Ownership and the Business of Community and Place
In terms of time invested and ease of creation, this has been the most difficult entry I’ve written to date. I’ve wracked my brains to figure out why and concluded early this morning that it’s because a number of ideas in John Abrams’ book Companies We Keep simply scare the pants off me. I find… Read more
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House Porn
Hey buddy, can you spare $90 million dollars? The housing industry in the U.S. may have imploded but it doesn’t mean that the uber-luxe houses have simply gone away. They’re still there waiting for the buyer with pocket change equal to the GDP of a small African nation. There have always been super-sized houses (they… Read more
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Becky Blanton is Invisible
Becky Blanton is a writer, journalist and self-described “insanely curious person.” After the death of her father she decided to live in her van for a year, travel the country with her cat and dog, and take the time to grieve. It was an experience unlike what she expected. She ended up becoming one of… Read more
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Pimp My IKEA
Most people that know me know, that with a few exceptions, I don’t like to shop. It physically and mentally drains me, leaving me peevish and dissatisfied. Plus I resent spending time on an activity that most often yields poor results. What can I say? I want what I want. The problem is I don’t… Read more
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Un-Done
Just as some guys don’t remove their facial hair during hockey playoffs, I decided not to wash my work jeans until my final energy audit was complete. Like a talisman, I slipped on those pants day after day – ragged, stained and holey – until they could almost walk by themselves. Today they’re headed for… Read more
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A Moving Manifesto on Homelessness
Husband more often than not works from home these days, which is particularly useful on nasty winter days when snow squalls or freezing rain threaten. I have switched to indoor work now and am especially appreciative of the warm, dry and nourishing surroundings that we share. I jealously protect my solitude a little less now… Read more