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ONE blogs – JOHN CALDER – Man for Monday: A NEW LEISURE CLASS?

John Calder 23 September, 2009 author - John Calder / ONE BLOGS: John Calder, Man for Monday

The real causes of the long-expected depression (by a few thinking observers anyway) are seldom mentioned. It is not just the greed of a few – bankers, CEOs etc. – but a historical phenomenon that has been growing ever since the beginnings of modern capitalism in the period that followed …

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ONE blogs – JOHN CALDER – Man for Monday: IS DEMOCRACY A GOOD THING?

John Calder 8 September, 2009 author - John Calder / ONE BLOGS: John Calder, Man for Monday

Is democracy a good thing? According to Plato who was able to observe it in its early days in Athens, which first invented it, definitely not. It is too open to corruption, either by those who use it through demagogy or whipped-up prejudice or bribery to take advantage of the …

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ONE blogs – JOHN CALDER – Man for Monday: THE CAPITALIST CONSPIRACY

John Calder 31 August, 2009 author - John Calder / ONE BLOGS: John Calder, Man for Monday

Looking at the last two-hundred years or so, one can see how the growth of capitalism, starting in a small way with industries perceiving a need or possible opportunity to create one, where some new invention had come along, often taking the willingness of people to believe in the value …

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