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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

Livable Income

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

We must affirm the importance of access to a livable income. We call for a universal basic income (sometimes called a guaranteed income, negative income tax, citizen’s income, or citizen dividend). This would go to every adult regardless of health, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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International Environmental Policy

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mekorganic

An international agreement should be reached which sets (1) an executable and enforceable framework for keeping Earth well within its 7 measurable planetary boundaries (currently including climate change, biosphere integrity, land-system change, freshwater use, biogeochemical flows, ocean acidification, and stratospheric … Continue reading →

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Ocean Protection

Posted on November 27, 2020 by mekorganic

Our oceans, with their enormous diversity of life and function, are essential to life on Earth and must be preserved. Our oceans are threatened by climate change, pollution, whaling, over fishing, factory fishing, bottom trawling, by catch, pirate fishing and … Continue reading →

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Forestry Practices

Posted on November 27, 2020 by mekorganic

From oxygen production to water conservation to carbon sinks to stratospheric ozone regulation to medicines and homes for all kinds of creatures, forests are indispensable to human and animal life and must be protected. Globally, the planet has already lost … Continue reading →

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