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The Blue Sweater, Jacqueline Novogratz

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

blue-sweater

by drew riley

we’re all so very insulated from the complexity of the world.  it’s often luck that we get fleeting moments of awareness.  even those of us who pride ourselves for our heightened consciousness can occasionally be surprised at our ignorance.

Jacqueline Novogratz is founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, a groundbreaking organization focused on building small businesses in some of our world’s most impoverished areas.  (more…)

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How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth

by drew riley

Hard to swallow insights on the character of wealth in our world. This book helps us understand where we fit in, what needs to happen to fix “the problem”, and what we can do, if anything, to help. A cautionary look at what drives us all and how that drive may turn out to be the root of human extinction. Hervé Kempf is authoritative, direct, but not preachy. He speaks to you, not at you and counts himself among the subjects he speaks about. quick read, no superfluous rhetoric, highly recommended.

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