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In our ever-expanding global economy, we are witnessing the ramifications of what Henry Wendell calls a total economy, where “significant and sometimes critical choices that once belonged to individuals or communities become the property of corporations.”

As we wake up to the consequences of a global total economy on our health, environment, livelihoods and lifestyles, many of us are creating new, local economies that put choice back in the hands of the people who are directly affected by those choices.

The Local Revolution
Increased access to information is exposing the perils behind our societal addiction to cheap imports and hyper-convenience (see The Story of Stuff & The History of Bottled Water) and more and more consumers are re-thinking their spending choices. read more…