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Solidarity Economy: Building an Economy for People & Planet

by Emily Kawano

The solidarity economy is a global movement to build a just and sustainable economy. It is not a blueprint theorized by academics in ivory towers. Rather, it is an ecosystem of practices that already exist—some old, some new, some still emergent—that are aligned with solidarity economy values. There is already a huge foundation upon which to build. read more
Environment & Energy Democratic Ownership Movement Strategy & History

Next System Media: An Urgent Necessity

by Laura Flanders

If we want a new economy and real democracy, we need to tackle the media question. Laura Flanders explores what a people-powered 21st century media ecosystem could look like at scale. read more
Movement Strategy & History Democratic Ownership
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Reversing Inequality: Unleashing the Transformative Potential of an Equitable Economy

by Chuck Collins

The US economy’s deep systemic inequalities of income, wealth, power, and opportunity are part of global inequality trends, but US-style capitalism and public policy make inequalities more acute. What are the systemic interventions needed to deconcentrate wealth and move towards a more equal America? read more
Movement Strategy & History Democratic Ownership
Diversifying Public Ownership

Diversifying Public Ownership

by Andrew Cumbers

Different forms of public ownership are advocated for different parts of the economy, but with an emphasis upon the implementation of democratic and decentered institutional frameworks. read more
Democratic Ownership Democracy & Governance
Cooperative Commonwealth & the Partner State

Cooperative Commonwealth & the Partner State

by John Restakis

Economic democracy is the foundation of any viable alternative to capitalism as we know it. It is the absence of democracy in our economies that is destroying democracy in our politics and allowing the expansion of the toxic forms of capitalism we are witnessing today. read more
Democratic Ownership Democracy & Governance
Navigating System Transition in a Volatile Century

Navigating System Transition in a Volatile Century

by Michael T. Lewis

A shift in paradigm from profit-driven economic growth to a steady-state economy will not be accomplished if we can only identify partners within our own “system silo.” read more
Democratic Ownership Democracy & Governance
Earthland: Scenes from a Civilized Future

Earthland: Scenes from a Civilized Future

by Paul Raskin

This essay is written as a dispatch from the future. We visit Earthland in 2084, the flourishing planetary civilization that has emerged out of the great crises and struggles that today still lie before us. read more
Community & Place Democratic Ownership Public Planning
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A Socialist Economy for the 21st Century

by Richard Rosen

Author and Tellus Institute co-founder Richard A. Rosen explores the changes necessary for a modern definition of “socialism”, and describes key concepts and issues that arise when aiming to restructure the American economy to include social and environmental sustainability in the Twenty-First Century. read more
Democratic Ownership Environment & Energy Democracy & Governance
Towards a New, Green Economy

Towards a New, Green Economy

by Peter A. Victor, Tim Jackson

The objective of the green economy is to achieve a shared (socially just) and a lasting (environmentally sustainable) prosperity. read more
Democratic Ownership Environment & Energy Money & Banking