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The Return of the Barter Economy

By Olga Kharif  on  March 31st , 2020 

Since the beginning of March, unattended folding tables have begun popping up at intersections and the end of people’s driveways, offering everyday goods like rice, a jar of jam or bread. Take what you need and leave what you can, the signs say.

Barter, the trade system prevalent in the Middle Ages, is back in the time of coronavirus pandemic, with a modern twist.

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The mutual credit society

The mutual credit society

Sometimes it seems like we've tried everything to create a better politics and a fairer society and that our failure means the rot must lie in the very essence of humanity. But unless all societies are afflicted as ours (and they are not), we need not give up hope on our species. Alternative configurations exist!

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