Friday, 4 January 2013

Why We Can't Shop Our Way to a Better Economy
Must Watch Video - Stacy Mitchell at TEDxDirigo

What we really need to do is change the underlying policies that shape our economy. We can’t do that through the sum of our individual behavior in the marketplace. We can only do it by exercising our collective power as citizens.”
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