July 30, 2022 The Mindful Economist Issue #3 Download PDF It is now familiar to hear someone say that something is “unprecedented” or that they have “never seen anything like this before.” “Record heat waves,” “largest wildfires ever,” “possibly indicting a former president,” “worst inflation rate in decades.” Or, “the biggest interest rate jump in […]

This book defends and articulates an “Engaged Buddhist” approach to economics as a response to the destructive effects of global capitalism. The author posits that Buddhist understandings of the distortions of greed, aversion, and ignorance can be read to apply not only to mental states but also to socio-political ones, and that such a reading […]