Here Comes Hemp
Here Comes Hemp
Here Comes Hemp by David Morris May 9, 1995 Nine months ago I described the remarkable rebirth of hemp. Once the world’s most important textile...
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When Corporations Rule the World
When Corporations Rule the World
When Corporations Rule the World by David Morris April 25, 1995 The title of a new book by David Korten, “When Corporations Rule the World”...
The People Vs. Corporate Farming
The People Vs. Corporate Farming
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...
Restructuring Minnesota’s Tax System: Taxing Pollution Rather Than Work and Investment – Testimony
Restructuring Minnesota’s Tax System: Taxing Pollution Rather Than Work and Investment – Testimony
In February 1995, ILSR’s Vice President David Morris testified at the Minnesota Legislature on how Green Taxes could be used as a substitute for other...
Superstores and Democracy
Superstores and Democracy
Superstores and Democracy by David Morris February 3, 1995 A most remarkable exercise in democracy is taking place today in America. Not in Washington but...
Lincoln Should Have Allowed the South to Secede
Lincoln Should Have Allowed the South to Secede
This time of the year we used to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Too bad we no longer do so. For this would be an excellent...
My State of the Union Fantasy
My State of the Union Fantasy
My State of the Union Fantasy by David Morris January 4, 1995 Bill Clinton has one last shot left before the Grinch steals Washington: the...
Communities: Building Authority, Responsibility, and Capacity
Communities: Building Authority, Responsibility, and Capacity
An article by David Morris, reprinted from the State of the Union 1994.… Read More
Green Taxes
Green Taxes
This 1994 report by David Morris was originally presented at the Environmental Taxes Workshop, sponsored by ME3, ILSR, and Friends of the Earth on July...
Ecology Nurtures Community
Ecology Nurtures Community
A speech by David Morris originally delivered as a keynote address to the Building With Value conference in Seattle, Washington in November 1993. … Read...
The Costs and Benefits of Closing Prairie Island
The Costs and Benefits of Closing Prairie Island
On June 8, 1993, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the Minnesota legislature has the authority to authorize an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation...
A Globe of Villages: The tricky business of balancing community control with the demands of an interconnected planet
A Globe of Villages: The tricky business of balancing community control with the demands of an interconnected planet
An interview with David Morris, by Sarah van Gelder published by Context Institute in 1993… Read More
Beating the BTU Tax: The 6 Percent Solution
Beating the BTU Tax: The 6 Percent Solution
On February 17, 1993, President Clinton proposed a domestic energy tax, quickly dubbed the Btu tax. When fully implemented in 1997, this tax will generate...
The Carbohydrate Economy: Making Chemicals and Industrial Materials from Plant Matter
The Carbohydrate Economy: Making Chemicals and Industrial Materials from Plant Matter
This 1992 report by David Morris and Irshad Ahmed was one of the first comprehensive looks at how plant matter derived products could replace many...
The Mondragon System: Cooperation at Work
The Mondragon System: Cooperation at Work
This 1992 report by David Morris is a review of the Mondragon Cooperative in Spain. The report examines cooperative structure, management, education, finance, and banking....