random notes

The World from Berlin: Germans in the Poorhouse - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News: "A report released this week suggests that this underclass includes about 8 percent of all Germans. The issue has turned into a major debate about class in a social democracy founded on the basic premise that there should be no massive divide between rich and poor. Some people warn of a potential menace to democracy, and German papers on Wednesday are arguing about about what to do."

back to the basics:
-recover land
-assign land to sustainable life communities - commons
-create a new space in economy from the base