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SuperTruth®: The Capitalist Who Gave Birth to a Blue Whale Who Gave Birth to a Renunciate Capitalist

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...that’s how things had to be done back then, under the yoke of capitalism. Human communities had to rely on the good will of individual benevolent custodians of property, distribution, policy, and wealth the likes of FDR, Andrew Carnegie, and the owners of Costco. And if they weren’t benevolent and possessed no good will, humans and everyone else were merde out of luck.

Considering the possibilities for responsible capitalism via the examples of Tom Brokaw's "dirtbag" friends Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins, for CEOs of Patagonia and Esprit, respectively.

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Jeff Dorchen

Jeff is a visual artist, songwriter/musician, actor, essayist, fiction writer, poet, playwright and screenwriter. He's been a playwright, songwriter, and performer with Chicago's Theater Oobleck since 1988, a writer and actor with Red Baron Films since 2000, and a contributor to This Is Hell! since 1996. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

 

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