The companies working to better society and the planet are creating their own economy, but it’s up to us–and our governments–whether or not they succeed. Imagine the world... Read more
Our economy is based on domination, not collaboration. If we’re going to stop burning through all our resources, that will need to change. Before making something new, a smart designer needs... Read more
In November 2010, the State Intellectual Property Office of China outlined broad economic objectives and specific targets to be attained by 2015 through the use of new patents. The document,... Read more
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The rise in the unemployment rate last month to 9.2 percent has Democrats and Republicans reliably falling back on their respective cure-alls. It is evidence for libera... Read more
HERMAN DALY APPLIES A BIOPHYSICAL LENS TO THE ECONOMY AND FINDS THAT BIGGER ISN’T NECESSARILY BETTER. Seed: When did you first start thinking about a steady-state economy? As an undergraduat... Read more
There have been a bunch of companies trying to "trade" in patents or patent auctions, and all they've done is help make innovation harder Read more
Image via Wikipedia by Paul Krugman Is America on its way to becoming a boiled frog? I’m referring, of course, to the proverbial frog that, placed in a pot of cold water that is gradually he... Read more
. . . patents are looking increasingly similar to the sort of financial derivatives that have brought down today's economy: Read more
Recently, in writing about a DRM scheme, I used the analogy of the Star Trek food replicator to explain why it made no sense to turn infinite goods, like content, into artificially scarce go... Read more