Investing in Our Human Infrastructure: The Real Wealth of Our Nation Is Its People

files.tikkun.org, Common Dreams by Riane Eisler | Feb. 5, 2009 (Opinion)

Over half a million people lost their jobs last month. There's no question we need a job-creation plan. The real question is what kind of plan will most quickly stimulate the economy and at the same time provide the best long-term investment for our nation.

Let's urge President Obama and Congress to use the American Recovery and Reinvestment Job-Creation Plan to massively invest in our human infrastructure: that is, in human capacity development. ... Full Story »

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 by Dale Penn - Feb. 5, 2009

An indictment of sorts, this opinion piece suggests that economic models used to evaluate where stimulus money should go shortchanges the importance of developing our human infrastructure at a time when we are moving from an industry based economy to an information/knowledge based economy. The author provides thought-provoking solutions based in re-educating and training our population to care for one another and the world.

This is a very forward thinking piece that closely matches what many of my less progressively minded friends would call utopian thinking. I find these to be very practical recommendations.

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