September 14, 2010 Hi everyone. The Associate Press reported this weekend that the US census for last year has it that roughly 1 in every 7 people in the US are under the official poverty level (the real proportion is 1 in every 6.7 people). ...
WESPAC promotes Economic Justice through promoting fair trade year round and helping to organize the annual Margaret Eberle Fair Trade Festival in White Plains. We also partner with the Wassaic Community Farm CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) http://wassaiccommunityfarm.com. WESPAC is an active member of the Hudson Valley Fair Economy Coalition that meets monthly at the Union Hall in Port Chester, and we have taken a lead role in promoting a public bank for the State of New York. To get involved, please contact the office at 914.449.6514 or by email at [email protected].
Attacking Social Security
Attacking Social Security Paul Krugman NY Times August 15, 2010 Social Security turned 75 last week. It should have been a joyous occasion, a time to celebrate a program that has brought dignity and decency to the lives of older Americans. But the program is under...
Impossible Choices in a World Depression
Impossible Choices in a World Depression Immanuel Wallerstein Agence Global June 15, 2010 As the world's leaders and pundits continue to deny the reality of the world depression -- they won't even use the word -- the impossible choices that are faced by government...
Notes from April Unemployment meeting at WESPAC
Notes from WESPAC’s Unemployment Initiative, inspired by Nick, Kwame and Sandra – First Meeting, April 14, 12-2Introductions (10 people attended the meeting, with three people coming after 2pm due to misunderstanding about the start time) What have you learned from...
The Biopsychology of Cooperation Part Eight
Those who believe that the left-right polarization of traditional politics will find no place to draw energy in a cooperative society presumably believe that policy debates with egalitarian implications, for example, concerning income ratios and minimum requirements,...
The Biopsychology of Cooperation Part Seven
Sarkar promotes a set of ten principles that encapsulate cardinal human values.149 The first three are concerned with the avoidance of violence, deceitfulness and theft as described above. To act according to cardinal principles of morality, says Sarkar, is virtue and...
The Biopsychology of Cooperation Part Six
30 UNDERSTANDING PROUT – VOLUME 1 Other studies published in accounting journals have concluded that the threat of prosecution significantly lowers the propensity for financial wrong doing, suggesting that an effective regulatory regime helps to keep business people...
The Biopsychology of Cooperation Part Five
18 UNDERSTANDING PROUT – VOLUME 1 In debates about equality, the theme of selfishness versus altruism obviously plays an important role. But perhaps surprisingly, nature versus nurture is also invoked. Those on the Left, in keeping with the socialist tradition, give...
The Biopsychology of Cooperation Part Four
The Ethics of Scientific Socialism Marx rejected a universal morality54 just as he rejected a fixed human nature but it is inaccurate to claim, as many have, that there is no morality to be found in his philosophy. Morality for Marx was rooted in class. Good and bad...
The Biopsychology of Cooperation Part Three
THE BIOPSYCHOLOGY OF COOPERATION 7 Opposition to the Cooperative Movement The British cooperative movement in the early years of the 19th century drew its inspiration from the Benthamites, a highly influential group whose primary philosophical concern was to place...
WESPAC on Facebook
Join us online October 12, at 8:00 PM for a teach-in on the Beacon Pipeline and to learn what we can do to stop it coming to Westchester. Register for the meeting link: bit.ly/4ddjc9
Dear Friends and Members of WESPAC,If concrete steps toward a peace deal aren’t taken before the midterm election, we risk the war against Iran spiraling into a permanent, multi-trillion-dollar quagmire.The administration has burned an estimated $2 billion a week on this conflict. These are funds that could build 4,000 new homes every single week or fix our failing roads and hospitals. Instead, our taxpayer dollars are being wasted on a war that a growing number of Americans do not want.We need decisive congressional action before the election.On Tuesday, October 20th, two weeks before the election, join a nationwide coalition to gather at U.S. House and Senate district offices, arriving 30 minutes before doors open to speak directly with lawmakers and their staff as they arrive for the day.Will you join our nationwide call to Congress outside your lawmaker’s office on October 20th to end the war against Iran?WESPAC will be outside of Congressmember George Latimer’s office located at 222 Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains.👉 RSVP and let us know if you’ll be outside your local congressional office.Check out the Action Kit with resources including social media posts, a customizable flyer, and a rally check list to make it easier to organize a rally! Comment endMore information about the nationwide Day of Action can be found here, including a growing list of rallies that are being planned around the country.In solidarity,Nada
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Dear WESPAC Members, Friends, and Supporters,In these extraordinarily challenging times, strong and independent community organizations are more important than ever. We invite you to renew your WESPAC membership—or to become a member for the first time—and help sustain our shared work for justice, peace, and meaningful social change.As we celebrate WESPAC’s 52nd anniversary, we remain inspired by our rich history and deeply grateful for the community that has sustained us. WESPAC continues to serve a unique and essential role as a hub for progressive organizing in Westchester County and throughout the Lower Hudson Valley. You can donate at wespac.org/donate