Economics of inhabitation
byWe see, then, in some fairly concrete ways how it may be true that the creation of a real marketplace, an economy of inhabitation,…
Hungered Echo
by Uche OgbujiIt takes me with its bony hand Clamped over the exaggerated Throb at my wrists To days of sandaled feet scuffing Over-exposed laterite to…
Utterly failed
by the daily asteriskOur current investment system has utterly failed local companies, irrespective of their value, performance, and profitability. It all but requires that we invest in…
On roadkill, biking, and idiomatic English
by Elisabeth WengerMy mom says, “I want to start a blog of pictures of roadkill. Just pictures of roadkill, and that grimace they all have. I’ll…
Economic diversity and stability
by the daily asteriskSmall, locally owned businesses provide economic diversity and stability. A town of 10,000 might support 50 to 60 small merchants, but when a large…
Brick and Mortar
by Deborah HaakThree Rivers, Michigan (2016) “What can individual people do to help out the downtown economy of Three Rivers? Spread the word that this is…
Remake our economy
by the daily asteriskThe discussion of a competent community is not complete without some attention to the local economy. Our capacity to be prosperous is increased by…
The work of hands
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-ReitsmaEditor’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…
Deeply embedded
by the daily asteriskThe reason that American financial culture was so difficult to change—the reason the political process would prove so slow to force change upon it,…
Breeding for profit
by Henry BakkerEditor’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,…