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Even The Wall Street Journal Is Asking Questions About How Ownership Should Work in a Democracy

Even The Wall Street Journal Is Asking Questions About How Ownership Should Work in a Democracy

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. read more
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Resource: Project Censored

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. read more

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Resource: CODEPINK

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. read more
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National Launch Webinar: The Next System Project

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. read more
Growth Fetish: Five Reasons Why Prioritizing Growth Is Bad Policy

Growth Fetish: Five Reasons Why Prioritizing Growth Is Bad Policy

Gus Speth debunks America’s growth imperative by laying out five unmistakable problems with the obsession for economic growth. read more
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For Rio+20: A Charter for a New Economy

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. read more
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Beyond Growth: Creating a Unified Progressive Politics

We are all communities of one shared fate. We will rise or fall together, so we had better get together. read more
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What is the American Dream? Dueling dualities in the American tradition

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? read more
Off the Pedestal: Creating a New Vision of Economic Growth

Off the Pedestal: Creating a New Vision of Economic Growth

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. read more