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Welcome to the (Rental) Neighborhood
For everyone who loves a good Christmas movie, it's almost certain that they've seen It's a Wonderful Life, and most likely more than...
Karen Kuykendall
Nov 10, 20235 min read


When Tony Soprano Describes Your Business Model
The Sopranos is an HBO series about a fictionalized New Jersey Italian-American mobster named Tony Soprano. If you’ve watched the series,...
Paul Knowlton
Nov 3, 20234 min read


Better Capitalism in Action - Refugee Artisan Initiative
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave, currently a sophomore at Swarthmore College, has been exploring the potential that America’s form of capitalism can...
Paul Knowlton
Oct 27, 20233 min read


Cruelty and the Idiot in the Room
Jay Robert (J.B.) Pritzker currently serves as the 43rd governor of the State of Illinois. A businessman before assuming his current...
Paul Knowlton
Oct 20, 20234 min read


Citizens United, Super PACs, and the Modern Megadonor
In 2010, a legal decision that was decided by the slimmest of margins has turned out to have one of the greatest impacts on our modern...
Karen Kuykendall
Oct 13, 20234 min read


No. 1 Adventure of Adam Smith’s Impartial Spectator
The tree care company I hired to do a lot of work around my house was almost finished. I watched the climber tie off and make the final...
Paul Knowlton
Oct 6, 20235 min read


Does Capitalism Need Democracy?
Does capitalism need democracy? It's a question that's being asked by a number of people these days. Not that long ago, the idea of...
Karen Kuykendall
Sep 29, 20234 min read


American Consumerism and “Enough”
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is currently a sophomore at Swarthmore College with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is...
Shamsa Belgrave
Sep 22, 20234 min read


Trickle-Down Economics: The Stream Was Always Dry
A 2021 Ipsos survey asked 1,000 Americans to agree or disagree with this statement: "Trickle-down economics have never worked in...
Karen Kuykendall
Sep 15, 20235 min read


Care Work, PTO and Better Capitalism
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is currently a sophomore at Swarthmore College with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is...
Shamsa Belgrave
Sep 8, 20234 min read


Envisioning Mutual Benefit
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is currently a sophomore at Swarthmore College, with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is...
Shamsa Belgrave
Sep 1, 20234 min read


Industry 4.0: Get Ready for the Next Phase of Capitalism
Industry 4.0 (also known as 4IR) is a term you see popping up more and more. There are so many acronyms in the world these days, though,...
Karen Kuykendall
Aug 25, 20234 min read
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Three Great [Business] Commissions
This abstract is from a short and insightful article by Peter Heslam of Faith in Business, which reminds us that we carry our faith with...
Paul Knowlton
Aug 18, 20233 min read


Care Work and the Economy
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is currently a sophomore at Swarthmore College with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is...
Shamsa Belgrave
Aug 11, 20234 min read


Self-interest & Social Responsibility
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is a sophomore at Swarthmore College with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is damaging...
Shamsa Belgrave
Aug 4, 20234 min read


Bringing Back the Burg: How Local Government Can Help Local Business
It's an all too familiar story in modern day America. A once vibrant town now struggles because its main source of economic security...
Karen Kuykendall
Jul 28, 20234 min read


Self-Interest & Fast Fashion
Ms. Shamsa Belgrave is a sophomore at Swarthmore College with a growing awareness that America’s current form of capitalism is damaging...
Shamsa Belgrave
Jul 21, 20234 min read


Support Your Local Entrepreneur
The word "entrepreneur" has a certain mystique about it. It conjures up images of brilliant and energetic inventors who have changed the...
Karen Kuykendall
Jul 14, 20234 min read


When Work Perverts Life
Do you love your work? Did you once love your work but not such much anymore? Activities we humans engage in and label work are...
Ray Klassen
Jul 7, 20234 min read


Theology of Enough for Church Leaders
Table & Towel is a monthly publication of the Eula Mae and John Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership of Mercer University. This Theology...
Paul Knowlton
Jun 30, 20234 min read
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