Tax Pollution, Not Jobs

Date: 12 Sep 1995 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Tax Pollution, Not Jobs by David Morris September 12, 1995 Ecological tax reform. The concept is catching on, in part because it’s so easy to understand. Our current tax system, proponents argue, is inefficient. We tax “goods” rather than “bads”. By doing so we therefore raise the price of activities we would like to encourage, like … Read More

The Republican War Against Workers

Date: 29 Aug 1995 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Republican War Against Workers by David Morris August 29, 1995 If ever the American worker needed the helping hand of government it is now. Yet the new Republican Congressional majority seems intent on giving workers, the majority of the population, the back of its hand. This Labor Day offers us the opportunity to confront the … Read More

Wireless Communications Could Bring Information Power to the People

Date: 15 Aug 1995 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Wireless Communications Could Bring Information Power to the People by David Morris August 15, 1995 Here’s another example of why paying attention to technology matters. On May 24, 1995 Apple Computer submitted a request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Because the media’s eyes were distracted by the Congressional fight over the telecommunications bill, Apple’s action … Read More

Making Workers Owners

Date: 1 Aug 1995 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Making Workers Owners by David Morris August 1, 1995 In 1983 Jack Stack and a group of managers bought the Springfield Renew Center, a bankrupt division of International Harvester with 119 employees. They invested $100,000 and carried $8.9 million in debt. That left no room for mistakes. To survive Stack adopted a simple yet far reaching … Read More

The Future of Our Information Economy

Date: 4 Jul 1995 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Future of Our Information Economy by David Morris July 4, 1995 To hear politicians talk you’d think the key issue about the future of our communications system is who will win the horse race between cable operators and phone companies. That may be the way Washington sees it. It is not the way growing numbers … Read More

States Rights and Wrongs

Date: 6 Jun 1995 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

States Rights and Wrongs by David Morris June 6, 1995 July 4, 1995. Armed militias roam the countryside, threatening to shoot government agents. Citizens gather to demand the overthrow of the present governmental structure. The highest officials in the land earnestly debate the nature and locus of government authority. It may as well be July 4, … Read More

The People Vs. Corporate Farming

Date: 28 Mar 1995 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The People Vs. Corporate Farming by David Morris March 28, 1995 On April 1st family farmers and their supporters will rally in the tiny city of Unionville, Missouri. Their goal? To educate America about the connection between pork chops, democracy, economic efficiency and the future of rural communities. Their story deserves to be heard. Here’s the … Read More

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