Author Archives: mekorganic

Unknown's avatar

About mekorganic

I have been a Peace and Social Justice Advocate most all of my adult life. In 2020 (7.4%) and 2022 (21%), I ran for U.S. Congress in CA under the Green Party. This Blog and website are meant to be a progressive educational site, an alternative to corporate media and the two dominate political parties. Your comments and participation are most appreciated. (Click photo) .............................................. Created and managed by Michael E. Kerr

Small Business and the Self-Employed

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

We should support a program that counteracts concentration and abuse of economic power. We support many different initiatives for forming successful, small enterprises that together can become an engine of (and sustainable model for) job creation, prosperity and progress. Small … Continue reading →

Posted in Green party, self-employed | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Local Economic Development

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

We should support reforms that give communities more control over their own local economies. We should support decentralization, and call for a community-based economics whose aim is local prosperity and self-sufficiency. We support local production, local manufacturing, local sales, local … Continue reading →

Posted in economic equality, economy, Green party | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Fair Taxation

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

Federal and state taxes must be strongly progressive. Our current tax system is outrageously unjust. It is riddled with loopholes, subsidies and dodges for corporations and the super-rich. Most working people pay too much in taxes compared to corporations, multi-millionaires … Continue reading →

Posted in Green party, tax, welfare, workers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Livable Income

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

We must affirm the importance of access to a livable income. Source: Green Party . The Green Party Issues Index Green Party Platform on the Issues . Specific Issues Index from Creating Better World

Posted in Green party, living wage, universal basic income | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Curbing Corporate Power

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

We should want to reduce the economic and political power of large corporations, end corporate personhood and re-design corporations to serve our society, democracy and the environment. Unelected and unaccountable corporate executives are not merely exercising power in our society … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen United, corporate accountability, Green party | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Measuring Economic Health

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

Economic growth has been a primary goal of U.S. policy. Corporations, politicians beholden to corporations, and economists funded by corporations advocate a theory of unlimited economic growth stemming from technological progress. Based upon established principles of the physical and biological … Continue reading →

Posted in economic equality, economical justice, Green party, Gross Domestic Product | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Genuine Progress Indicator

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

Genuine progress indicator (GPI) is a metric that has been suggested to replace, or supplement, gross domestic product (GDP).[1] The GPI is designed to take fuller account of the well-being of a nation, only a part of which pertains to the size of the nation’s economy, by incorporating … Continue reading →

Posted in Gross Domestic Product, Gross Progess Indicator | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

The Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW) is an economic indicator intended to replace the Gross Domestic Product, which is the main macroeconomic indicator of System of National Accounts (SNA). Rather than simply adding together all expenditures like the gross domestic product, consumer expenditure is balanced by such … Continue reading →

Posted in Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

THE INDEX OF SOCIAL HEALTH

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

The Index of Social Health, the centerpiece of the Institute’s work, monitors the social well-being of American society. It has been released annually by the Institute (formerly the Fordham Institute for Innovation in Social Policy) since 1987. Like the Index … Continue reading →

Posted in Index of Social Health | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Ecological Economics

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

To create an enduring society we must devise a system of production and commerce where every act is sustainable and restorable. We believe that all business has a social contract with society and the environment — in effect a fiduciary responsibility … Continue reading →

Posted in ecological economics, Ecological systems, Ecology, Green party | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment