Hierarchy of Needs: Poor People’s Priorities
Comrades, I’m kind of obsessed with this hierarchy of needs. I keep thinking, if this particular tool had appeared circa 2005, about half of the…
Tag: economics
Hierarchy of Needs (for Acupuncture)
I’m a big fan of The Fat Nutritionist, and it was her blog post “if only poor people understood nutrition!” that introduced me to Ellyn…
The Acupuncture Profession has 99 problems, but NADA ain’t one of them.
One year after New Hampshire makes changes to it’s acupuncture law.
If You Can’t Be a Good Example…
My life is different in many ways now that POCA has a school, and one of them is that when a colleague sends me an…
Position Paper Responses Part 1
We’re delighted that our position paper has sparked discussion. We’ll be responding to emails we’ve received. Here’s part 1. 1. How can you justify lowering…
Job Task Analysis Data
Happy early AOM Day! To celebrate, we’re releasing all the data analysis we have of the JTA so far. If you want more, you’re going…
It’s a Wonderful (Co-op) Life
You know the movie It’s a Wonderful Life? The one where Jimmy Stuart’s guardian angel shows him what the world would be like if he’d…
Acupuncturists are Heartless Jerks: Join POCA
Acupuncturists are heartless jerks. Yes, I said it. Many patients and friends are surprised when I tell them this. In New Hampshire, I have…
My Break Up Letter to Capitalism
Happy May Day! And thank you to everyone who's been buying the new book: in April we raised $554 for POCA Tech! In honor of…
Entrepreneurship! also, New Book!
When I wrote my last blog post about gainful employment regulations and what acupuncturists earn, and I said, I hope somebody does something — 12…