Capitalism with Justice: A Hippocratic Oath for Free Market Capitalism?
Capitalism in the 21st century has been characterized by some as “savage capitalism.” That term elicits visions of a dog-eat-dog world, of a Hobbesian war of all against all. If one believes that capitalism need not be so vicious, one might start by...The Sixties Commune: What if the Past Just Won't Be History?
In the spring of 1968, Verandah Porche, born Linda Jacobs and then Queen of the Bay State Poets for Peace, hitchhiked from New York to rural Guilford, Vermont, clad in candy-stripped bell bottoms, a shoulder length fur cape and bubble sunglasses. Her intent: to hasten...The State of the Commune in Western Massachusetts
My interest in communes was sparked by reading Jennifer Gilbert’s and Chuck Light’s MFH grant proposal for their documentary about Total Loss Farm in Guilford, VT and the Montague Farm in Montague, MA. Right away I found the intentional communities website...Neither Leaders Nor Heroes
At this time in the academic year, as my energy wanes and I become more encumbered by bureaucratic responsibilities, I find myself reflecting about the social utility of professors. As a political science professor, such reflections always draw me back to Max...E-Edition
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