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Money Matters

Juliet Schor On Whether the Sharing Economy Really Adds Up

Ethan Goffman airbnb, Boston College, economy, Freecycle, Juliet Schor, Kickstarter, Lyft, overworked, Plentitude, podcast, sharing, sociologist, sociology, stressed, The Overworked American, time bank, time banking, Uber, work, Yerdle, Zipcar

In this edition of EarthTalk Radio, Boston College sociologist Juliet Schor discusses how the so-called sharing economy is taking over the world, one Uber ride at a time, and what the implications are for the environment…

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Soap Box

Ethical Trade, Not Protectionism, Is the Answer to Trade Agreement Concerns

Christian Felber Clinton, economics, economy, free trade, NAFTA, protectionism, TPP, trade, Trans Pacific Partnership, Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Trump, TTIP

In contrast with today’s win-lose or even lose-lose “free trade” system, ethical trade can be a win-win approach – if we could only see it to fruition.

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