Surf these sites: All Stocks, All the Time -- Has Wall Street been ESPNed? Michael Santoli questions America''s obsession with keeping score of the stock market. From IntellectualCapital.com. Competition -- Speech about the importance of competition, made to conservative Heritage Foundation by Gary Becker of University of Chicago. In Defense of Democratic Capitalism -- Website of Charles Kelly, author of "The Great Limbaugh Con," with commentaries supporting broadly based capitalism that promotes public good in contrast to what he calls "plutocratic capitalism" that only serves the wealthy. Patchwork of Old and New -- Using the original Hubble telescope Virginia Postrel sees progress as a mix of old and new, rather than destruction of the past. From Forbes ASAP (11-30-98) Ralph Nader: In the Public Interest -- Articles, information and opinions on diverse topics such as consumer products, money, and politics. The Difference Between Money &Wealth -- "How out-of-control speculation is destroying real wealth" by David Korten. Article contends that modern corporate capitalism is the opposite of true free-market economies. The End of Economic Growth -- Article by Charles Siegel contending that world will soon reach limits of growth. From Preserve.net. The Market as God -- According to theologian Harvey Cox, business and theology aren''t so far apart. Capitalism is becoming religion, and The Market is the deity of choice, eclipsing other human and social values. From Atlantic Magazine. This is Progress? Five facets of a myth - By Kirkpatrick Sale -- Commentary questioning the value of progress in terms of its economic, environmental and other consequences. When the Gods of the Market Rule -- Rev. Peter Laarman of Judson Memorial Church proposes an alternative to the "race to the bottom" of economic inequality and greed. (From Beyond Charity newsletter of People of Faith Network.)
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