by Jeffrey Hollender | Jul 20, 2011
“That the Italian and Basque cooperatives have grown so large is somewhat a mystery since, unlike capitalist enterprises, cooperatives are not expansionist by nature…Capitalist enterprises tend towards growth because increased scale generally leads to greater...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 4, 2011
You’ve probably never heard of ALEC, but depending on where you live, you may be living under the state laws they made possible. ALEC – which stands for the American Legislative Exchange Council – secretly exerts incredible influence on how your state laws are made....
by Jeffrey Hollender | Mar 30, 2011
Too many of us increasingly feel that we have little control over the world around us. Whether it’s the driver pushing up too close behind us on the highway, news that a friend has lost her job, finding out that a relative has cancer, realizing the roof needs to be...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Mar 24, 2011
“The Carnival Corporation wouldn’t have much of a business without help from various branches of the government. The United States Coast Guard keeps the seas safe for Carnival’s cruise ships. Customs officers make it possible for Carnival cruises to travel to other...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Feb 22, 2011
The courage of the Egyptian people has not only inspired others in the Middle East to demand a transition to democracy, it has also inspired Americans to insist on democracy – here in America. In an electoral system controlled by business, trade associations and...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 7, 2011
Creating a Caring Economics Riane Eisler Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007 Great books are few and far between, but go out and get this one. A review from The Baltimore Chronicle gives a better overview than I can! Do you ever open your eyes in the morning and think,...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Dec 20, 2010
“The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart — not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Dec 15, 2010
10 Things I’ve Learned About What It Takes to Build a Revolutionary Responsible Company 1 ) The only real brand of responsibility is holistic and systemic—not compartmentalized. CR only works when it is strategic not programmatic and driven from both the top...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 19, 2010
Twenty two years ago, Seventh Generation was born into a world much different than today’s. There were no websites and no e-mail. No cell phones and PDAs driving a 24/7 global economy. And no way anyone thought a company selling bathroom tissue made from recycled...
