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Tim Thorlby
Nov 29, 202411 min read
r > g: The Rise of Rentier Capitalism
Working to earn becomes harder as owners take more of the profits and wealth instead of sharing with the workers. We can fix capitalism.
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Karen Kuykendall
Nov 15, 20245 min read
From Growth Economy to Wellbeing Economy
The right thinking allows for both a healthy economy and a healthy planet. Rethink from "maximize" to "optimize" and from "rule" to "care."
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Paul Knowlton
Nov 8, 202410 min read
You love your work. Does your workplace love you back?
You were raised to "love what you do," and you know good relationships are mutual. You love your work. Is the love mutual?
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Karen Kuykendall
Oct 11, 20245 min read
The Kingdom Work of Repairing the Business Breach
At a 2022 FORGE Global Summit , Matthew Rohrs, C EO of Sinapis , spoke on the Biblical basis for entrepreneurship based on the "big...
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Paul Knowlton
Oct 4, 20244 min read
What is a Prosperous Society?
The Legatum Institute is think tank based in London, UK. As its website homepage describes: “The Legatum Institute exists to promote the...
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Karen Kuykendall
Sep 27, 20244 min read
The Case for Living Wages
A 2022 paper from Business Fights Poverty , with support from Unilever , shows how paying  living wages throughout core operations and...
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Douglas Tsoi
Sep 13, 20244 min read
Can Money Serve Our Transition From Ego to Soul?
This excerpt is the Money and Meaning blog of November 2, 2023 on the website, School for Financial Freedom . It is used by permission of...
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Karen Kuykendall
Sep 6, 20243 min read
How to Influence Your Company's Impact
You want to make a difference in the world, and you believe that your company should be a part of that vision. What is the best way to...
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Karen Kuykendall
Aug 23, 20244 min read
Better Capitalism in Action: Dr. Tadataka Yamada
In the world of movies, we are often inspired by lone characters that have the power to effect great change. Against all odds, these...
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Karen Kuykendall
Aug 9, 20245 min read
A Tale of Two Norths and Souths, Part 1
Sometimes we find examples of Partnership Economics in unexpected places. The next two blogs feature famous books--both of which had...
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Karen Kuykendall
Aug 2, 20246 min read
Selling as Mission: A Godly Perspective on Sales
What comes to mind when you think of a salesperson? A vision of a slickly dressed, smooth talker whose job it is to part you from your...
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Karen Kuykendall
Jul 5, 20244 min read
Business as Mission, Part 2
In our previous post we introduced the group Business as Mission (BAM) Global, and the report it put out in May 2023 with an analysis of...
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Karen Kuykendall
Jun 14, 20244 min read
Innovation Meets Economic Mutuality
In a previous blogpost, I discussed how so many people are squeezed out of home ownership. One of the wonderful traits of the USA is the...
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Karen Kuykendall
Jun 7, 20244 min read
Paying It Forward: How a Generous Lifestyle Can Keep on Giving
The following article is an abridged transcript of a video interview created by Faith Driven Investor. The video features Dana Wichterman...
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Brian D. McLaren
May 24, 20243 min read
Dreaming of an Economically Harmonious Earth
We so easily become disconnected from the world in which we live. Our responsibilities and desires so easily blind us to the beauty that...
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Karen Kuykendall
May 10, 20244 min read
It's Greek to Me - An Ancient Lesson in Economics, Part 2
In the first of this two-part series, we explored the original meaning of the words economics and steward and discovered that they come...
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Karen Kuykendall
Apr 12, 20245 min read
US Colleges: Gateway to the Middle Class or Pathway for the Elite?
From the end of WWII until more recently, college was seen as an accessible stepping stone for Americans who wanted to better their...
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Karen Kuykendall
Mar 15, 20244 min read
Food Co-Ops: A Recipe for Mutuality
Some of my fondest memories of living in the small mountain town of Hendersonville, NC, are of my weekly visits to our local food co-op....
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Karen Kuykendall
Jan 26, 20244 min read
The Men Who Built America (at Any Cost)
Like many of my fellow TV watchers, I am intrigued by series that feature real people. In particular, my husband and I have become...
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Karen Kuykendall
Jan 12, 20244 min read
Bank of Dave: Thinking Through Your Banking Options
Ah, January. Instead of the most wonderful time of the year, we have now entered what many people see as the dreariest time. The...
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