CHAPTER 5

Doing Good and What That Means

Faith in responsibility, belief in opportunity, and ability to unite around common values are what makes this nation great.

Barack Obama

At this point it is pertinent to remind the readers that the purpose of this book is not to provide them with all the answers, but to create a debate about a possible alternative. Consider for yourself what a doing good agenda might involve and question what alternatives might be ­appropriate in the context of an antithesis to the profit agenda currently pursued by capitalism. Defining “doing good” for society at this stage of debate would be rather like the author suggesting what good food is. It is a matter of taste and up for discussion. However, as an offering as ...

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