Community & Place
stories
Episode 4: Darrick Hamilton on the racial wealth gap & the job guarantee
On the Next System Podcast, Darrick Hamilton discusses his work as a “stratification economist” on the racial wealth gap in the US and why we need a federal job guarantee.
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Episode 3: Carbon tax & Social Dividends w/ Jeremiah Lowery & Camila Thorndike
Can tax and dividend strategy simultaneously combat inequality and climate change?
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Episode 2: Kate Raworth on ‘Doughnut Economics’
How can a doughnut help us understand what outdated economic narratives leave out, and help us build the economics we need for the 21st century?
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videos
The Pluralist Commonwealth
In this video, Next System Project Co-chair Gar Alperovitz sketches the major institutions of a systemic alternative based in plural forms of democratic ownership, orientated around community at various scales—what he calls “The Pluralist Commonwealth.”
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How does “the commons” work? Animating David Bollier’s next system
This video animates David Bollier’s commons-based framework, which he argues could provide a critical template for de-commodification, mutualization, and the organization and control of resources outside of the market.
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Soul Fire Farm: Feeding the Soul, Growing Community
A farm in upstate New York is dedicated to addressing the painful history of farmwork to Black people in the US, while also growing fresh vegetables and community surrounding it.
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The Next System Project at Left Forum 2015
Watch a discussion of system crisis and systemic solutions at the 2015 Left Forum.
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