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STARTING POINTS
CREA
chose the name Starting
Points for
our newsletter because the phrase signifies both the lens of our organization and the
purpose of the newsletter.
Whenever
we begin to think about an event, or a system in which events occur, we
think from some starting point.
That point is often how the event or system affects us or those we
love. CREA invites all of us to
stretch that starting point, to expand our way of looking at things.
CREA’s
own starting point,
the lens through which we do
our analysis of economic and social systems, is the perspective of persons
and communities who are
impoverished and without social or economic power.
CREA believes that Earth is home to all peoples, and all people have
the right to live in human dignity. We
do our research, our analysis, and our projects from that starting point.
Our analysis does not stop there, but it begins there.
We chose this as our starting point because
most mainstream economic analysis uses general indicators, such as gross
national product. Analysis of
the effects of systems on the lowest social-economic segment of the
population usually comes last. We
see our work is a positive contribution to the efforts of impoverished
peoples and communities to achieve the income that enables them to live in
dignity.
Starting
Points, the newsletter,
uses the phrase in a second way. The
newsletter is short, with concise articles and references for further
information.
We
present brief overviews of economic and financial institutions. We present up-dates on CREA projects and findings. We raise
analytical questions about current economic and political events and systems
that are meant to assist readers in their own analysis and decision-making.
In this way the newsletter raises starting points for further
exploration of the topics by the reader.
Starting Points Inserts. Each
issue of the newsletter includes a one-page double-sided insert by Ruth
Rosenbaum, TC, PhD. The insert
is a substantive consideration of an issue, a system, or a report on
developments in efforts to create a more just economic system.
The inserts are easily duplicable, and permission is given to copy.
Starting
Points is published
four times a year.
Annual subscription is $25.
For
individuals or groups unable to meet that cost, the subscription is on a
contribution basis. To
subscribe contact crea-inc@crea-inc.org
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2001
Winter: Trade Promotion Authority Act, Kenya PPI Study, Mexico PPI Study
2002 Spring: International Trade Organizations, Privatization of Water
2002 Summer: Privatization of Water, World Trade Organization
2002 Fall: World
Summit on Sustainable Development, Trade Act of 2002, War & Economic
Policies
2003 #1: Fair Trade
vs Free Trade, El Salvador PPI Study
2003 #2: Corporate
Responsibility in Agriculture, Coffee Crisis
2003 #3:
WTO, Water & Sanitation Issues, Iraq War Economic Repercussions, United
Nations
2003 #4:
Trade Negotiations, Global Water Crisis
2004 #1:
Election Coverage, Trade Agreements, Budget Deficit & National Debt
2004 #2:
Information, Public Reporting
2004 #3:
Election Issues, China Labor Project, El Salvador Wage/Income Project
2004 #4:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2005 #1:
Systemic Analysis of Hunger & Food Supply
2005 #2: Debt Forgiveness, Environmental & Energy Legislation
2005 #3:
CREA 10th Anniversary, Guatemala Wage Study
2006 #1: US & Global Economy, Guatemala Wage Study
2006 #2:
Working towards positive change
2006 #3: Midterm Election Issues, Expanding Government Power, Toxics
Release Inventory
2007 #1:
Debt & Deficit, US Farm Subsidies
2007 #2:
2008 US Elections, Private Equity, Fair Trade
2007 #3:
2008 #1:
Understanding Security, Housing Insecurity
2008 #2:
Overlooked Election Issues, Human Rights & Cotton, WTO Negotiations
2008 #3:
E-Waste, Economic Issues in the Elections, Chocolate & Child Labor
2009 #1: Lead Poisoning
from Discarded Batteries, Social Premium in Fair Trade
2009 #2: Rebuilding New
Orleans, G20 Meeting, Food Labeling, Child Labor, Bisphenol A
2009 #3: CREA House 10th
Anniversary
2009 #4: Systemic Change
in Supply Chains, Fair Trade
Starting Points Insert Articles
Factoids, Facts, Information,
Knowledge, Wisdom
The Exotica and the Economica
Codes of Conduct in China Congressional Testimony
Sanctuary: The Face of Justice
Codes of Conduct part I
Codes of Conduct part II
Codes of Conduct part III
Contract Supplier System in a Globalized Economy
Reclaiming Public Conversation
The Dangerous Deconstruction of the Democratic Process
SRI and Unionization
It's About Time
Introducing the Cui Bono Rule
It's About the
Workers
Kaleidoscope
Thinking
Finding the
Right Words
Imagine How Things Could Be Different
The Balancing
ACTion
Tradition
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