Capitalist Utopia

Thanks much to  Umair Haque - this is really really spot-on, in my opinion. When you put capitalism in the driver's seat. Have to save this for the permanent record.

https://eand.co/the-fantasy-of-capitalist-utopia-4d7e570ec265

This is a clear "out of bounds" violation.

Late Summer along a driveway

this girl!

recently, this year's garden

A visit from one of our favorite neighbors

"The New Debt Colonies"

This is an important long-read to help understand the modern era of finance capitalism and its methods.  Thanks Jerome Roos for the insight.

https://www.viewpointmag.com/2018/02/01/new-debt-colonies/

Winter Wonderland

Four Days This Week W/O Power

Governments are Not Households

http://www.modernmoneynetwork.org/?q=symposia/governments-are-not-households

The analogy of a government budget to a household budget is more political than factual. Here is some detailed discussion. For the permanent record, such as it is.