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Advocates of alternative currencies say they are a means of empowerment for those languishing on the margins of fiscal life, granting economic agency to people like the elderly, the disabled or the underemployed, who have little opportunity to earn money. For example, in some systems one can "bank" Time Dollars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alternative Currencies Grow in Popularity | 12/14/2008 | See Source »

Similarly, the CES is an online money and banking system and trading marketplace that tracks credits and debits. While LETS function as clubs that set their own guidelines, CES is administered through an online program that connects local groups to create a global network. The CES website points to more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alternative Currencies Grow in Popularity | 12/14/2008 | See Source »

A report released last Wednesday by the University-wide Task Force on the Arts highlighted the fact that the arts should be a fundamental element of Harvard’s educational aim. Established in the fall of last year, the Task Force on the Arts emphasized a greater engagement with...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Beauty in the Vision | 12/14/2008 | See Source »

McInturff contended that even as McCain chose not to engage the Wright issue out of principle, a more aggressive approach would have offered little upside. The demographic groups that McCain was losing in the polls, including voters between the ages of 18 and 30, were likely to be turned off...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Campaign Postmortem at Harvard | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

The cooperativeness of the nation's military, which has a long history of interrupting democracy in the country, has been a pleasant surprise. Just half a year ago, the international community and Dhaka's civil society looked at the armed forces, including army chief Gen. Moeen Uddin Ahmed, with a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bangladesh: Ready to Vote Again | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

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