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Episode 22: The Preston Model for Economic Revival

by Adam Simpson, Matthew Brown

Matthew Brown joins the Next System Podcast to talk about the community wealth building movement in the UK. read more
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British Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn

How UK Labour Party’s ‘Radical’ Plan for Economic Democracy Could Shake Global Politics

by Isaiah J. Poole, Joe Guinan, Martin O’Neill

The Labour Party in the United Kingdom, under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, is advancing “a radical program for dismantling and displacing corporate and financial power in Britain” that could open up a revitalization of left politics globally, says a new read more
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Jeremy Corbyn and organizers of associated movements

The Road from Community Wealth to 21st Century Public Ownership In the US and the UK

by Hilary Wainwright, J. Phillip Thompson III, Ted Howard

From the town of Preston in the United Kingdom to the streets of Cleveland, Ohio and New York City, a new economics is emerging that is grounded in alternative models of ownership, ranging from city-level community wealth building to large-scale public read more
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Episode 21: Worker Cooperatives & System Change with Esteban Kelly

by Esteban Kelly, Adam Simpson

What role can worker coops play as part of a movement for system change? read more
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John McDonnell at a podium in front of the word "Economics" on a red background.

The Institutional Turn: Labour’s new political economy

by Joe Guinan, Martin O’Neill

The Labour leadership is putting together the elements of a new twenty-first century socialist political economy with a direct focus on ownership, control, democracy, and participation. Rolled out across the entire economy, it could displace traditional corporate and financial power in Britain. read more
Movement Strategy & History Democratic Ownership
Containers of prescription medication

It’s Time for a Public Option in the Pharmaceutical Industry

by Dana Brown, Thomas Hanna

Drug companies are hated for a reason—they exist to maximize profits, not make us healthier. It’s time to put them under public control. read more
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Episode 16: “Resist & Build”: Discussing the Solidarity Economy (w/ Emily Kawano)

by Emily Kawano, Adam Simpson

Emily Kawano discusses the solidarity economy as the end and means of system change. read more
Movement Strategy & History Democratic Ownership Community & Place
The Preston Model: interlinked elements of a local economy

Infographic: The Preston Model

The “Preston Model” is helping inspire a new conversation about the role of local government in catalyzing locally-driven economic revitalization and transforming patterns of ownership. read more
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Hospital with wind turbines and solar panel in foreground

Renewable Energy is Preventative Medicine

by Dana Brown, Johanna Bozuwa

How and why healthcare can and should hasten the energy transition read more
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