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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Take that, Portland!
Confession time: I’ve got a little beef with Portland. I lived in Olympia, Wash. for eight years, and during that time I lost track of how many friends moved south to the glorious progressive mecca also known as PDX. Of … Continue reading
Swine flu comes to town
Sacramento has once again stumbled into the eye of a media storm, this time with the revelation that at least one student in the area has the dreaded swine flu. Fortunately this seems to be a mild version that may … Continue reading
So much for my hiatus
I have to make a quick visit to mention a really sharp reporter that I’ve just discovered. Mary Kane writes for the Washington Independent, and has written a couple of extremely insightful articles about the difficulties facing the credit union … Continue reading
My school has gotten a bit out of hand, so coopgeek is going to be taking a little blog hiatus for the next few weeks. I may pop up from time to time, but it won’t be like usual. But … Continue reading
On “socialists” and “right wing extremists”
Whatever one thinks about President Obama, it must be admitted that he has not been quite the unifying figure that some had hoped. This is not entirely his fault, as financial crises tend to breed polarization, just as times of plenty … Continue reading
Paradigm shift and…beer marketing departments???
I was going to let go of the whole paradigm shift theme, but tonight on TV I saw an ad for a certain well-known beer company that kind of threw me for a loop. In the interest of not promoting class war … Continue reading
Paradigm shift among retirees
Senior housing cooperatives have had decades of success. They are mainly in the Midwest, but have recently started to spread to other areas. The movement is well established enough to have its own national body, the Senior Cooperative Foundation. This … Continue reading
Paradigm shift in the suburbs
In my last entry, I started exploring signs that things are really changing in the deep way that is sometimes called a paradigm shift. Is all the populist talk in Congress just the noise of people who will say anything … Continue reading
Paradigm shift at the ballpark
We face unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which demands that we make deep changes to how we look at the world. A paradigm shift is needed, and it has to include everyone to some extent. So it seems that we … Continue reading
What to do with vacant condos?
I am wrapping up a nice little visit to Portland, where I’ve enjoyed one last burst of wintry weather and given a few talks on faith-based cooperative economics. One of these was a potluck hosted by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, … Continue reading
Cooperate and No One Gets Hurt 