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Community & Place Democracy & Governance Democratic Ownership Environment & Energy Gender & Sexuality Health & Wellbeing Money & Banking Movement Strategy & History Public Planning Race & Ethnicity
Towards Gender Liberation

Towards Gender Liberation

by Cecilia Gingerich

Gender-based oppression is both one of the fundamental characteristics of the current system and one that must be eliminated from any desirable alternative future system. What are the interventions that build towards true systemic gender equity? read more
Gender & Sexuality
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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
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Framing the challenges of a next system after fossil fuels

by Gar Alperovitz, Gus Speth, Ted Howard , Joe Guinan

This paper explores the intersections of systemic economic and ecological crisis, and proposes that only a break with the mechanisms of corporate capitalism is capable of guaranteeing a sustainable future. read more
Environment & Energy
Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm

Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm

by David Bollier

In facing up to the many profound crises of our time, we face a conundrum that has no easy resolution: how are we to imagine and build a radically different system while living within the constraints of an incumbent system that aggressively resists transformational change? read more
Community & Place Democratic Ownership

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Economic Democracy

Economic Democracy

by David Schweickart

The more experiments there are with other economic structures that contribute to democratizing the economy, the more we will learn as to the strengths and weaknesses of alternative structures. read more
Democracy & Governance Democratic Ownership
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Getting to the Next System

by Gus Speth

We have encompassing problems because of fundamental flaws in our economic and political system. By understanding these flaws, we can end them and move forward to a new system. read more
Environment & Energy Movement Strategy & History
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New Political-Economic Possibilities for the Twenty-First Century

by Gar Alperovitz, Gus Speth, Joe Guinan

Addressing the problems of the twenty-first century requires going beyond business as usual. It requires “changing the system.” But what does this mean? And what would it entail? read more
Environment & Energy Movement Strategy & History Democracy & Governance
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The Next System Project: New Political-Economic Possibilities for the Twenty First Century

by Gar Alperovitz, Gus Speth, Joe Guinan

The Next System Project: New Political-Economic Possibilities for the Twenty First Century—provides an in-depth overview of the goals of the Next System Project. read more
Environment & Energy Movement Strategy & History