In this article, Next System Project Co-chair Gar Alperovitz discusses the surprising decision by The Wall Street Journal to suddenly release a long essay on the threat of capitalism and possible alternatives.
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Project Censored educates students and the public about the importance of a truly free press for democratic self-government. They expose and oppose news censorship and promote independent investigative journalism, media literacy, and critical thinking.
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CODEPINK is a women-led grassroots organization working to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs.
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In our national launch webinar, Next System Project Co-chairs Gar Alperovitz and Gus Speth were joined by Angela Glover Blackwell, Juliet Schor, and Gerald Torres for a conversation about finding systemic solutions to the systemic crisis we face.
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The situation we face today is so dire that we should consider new initiatives in the context of a fundamentally different approach to economic life. In short, what the world needs is a new economic paradigm.
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Throughout our history, there have been alternative, competing visions of the “good life” in America. The story of how these competing visions played out in our history is prologue to an important question: What is the American Dream and what is its future?
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Sustaining people, communities and nature must henceforth be seen as the core goals of economic activity, not hoped for by-products of market success, growth for its own sake, and modest regulation.
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