Economics of inhabitation
We see, then, in some fairly concrete ways how it may be true that the creation of a real marketplace, an economy of inhabitation,…
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Hungered Echo
It takes me with its bony hand Clamped over the exaggerated Throb at my wrists To days of sandaled feet scuffing Over-exposed laterite to…
Read MoreUtterly failed
Our current investment system has utterly failed local companies, irrespective of their value, performance, and profitability. It all but requires that we invest in…
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On roadkill, biking, and idiomatic English
My mom says, “I want to start a blog of pictures of roadkill. Just pictures of roadkill, and that grimace they all have. I’ll…
Read MoreEconomic diversity and stability
Small, locally owned businesses provide economic diversity and stability. A town of 10,000 might support 50 to 60 small merchants, but when a large…
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Brick and Mortar
Three Rivers, Michigan (2016) “What can individual people do to help out the downtown economy of Three Rivers? Spread the word that this is…
Read MoreRemake our economy
The discussion of a competent community is not complete without some attention to the local economy. Our capacity to be prosperous is increased by…
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The work of hands
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. This editorial from 2014 was from an issue on the…
Read MoreDeeply embedded
The reason that American financial culture was so difficult to change—the reason the political process would prove so slow to force change upon it,…
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Breeding for profit
Editor’s note: A portion of this essay was originally published in Geez Magazine, issue 17. It is currently part two of a three-part series,…
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