… Often, a percentage of revenues are directed towards social causes.Businesses of the 21st century are shifting into a new paradigm, from a traditional capitalistic approach to Conscious Capitalism. In the traditional capitalistic paradigm, profit is the most important aspect of the business. In the Conscious Capitalistic approach, there is a deeper purpose of what the company actually stands for -- providing harmony for all stakeholders, including investors, employees, team leaders, suppliers, c …

Do you want to reduce your consumer impact on the earth, humans, and animals? Are you concerned about the wastefulness of our consumer society? Do you live in the Washington DC area? We're forming this group to get a group started that can dumpster dive together, swap stuff we don't need, and any other strategies we want to work on together to keep stuff out of landfills and help each other to live simply and richly.

The DC Objectivist Salon is a group of individuals in the Washington, DC metro area dedicated to the serious study and practical application of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. The DCOS is a proud supporter of the Ayn Rand Institute; its new public policy and outreach division in DC, the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights; and the Objectivist Club Network. Please see the 'Pages' section for more information.