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Element of the democratic economy: Public bank

Public Banks

by Adam Simpson

How financial institutions owned by and accountable to the people help create a nonextractive economy. read more
Money & Banking Democratic Ownership
Health care costs

A Nobel Prize-winning cancer therapy will be unaffordable for most Americans. Public pharmaceuticals can help change that.

by Dana Brown

This year’s Nobel Prize in medicine for work on cancer immunotherapies should remind us that life-saving innovations are financially out of reach for most patients in the United States. That’s why we need public pharmaceutical companies that could affordably produce and distribute these medications. read more
Democratic Ownership Health & Wellbeing

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The commons

The Commons

by Dana Brown

The commons are collective resources—encompassing things as varied as land, seed banks, and open-source software—managed by self-organized social systems under mutually acceptable terms. read more
Democratic Ownership Democracy & Governance
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Bioneers: Why we need a next system and how we build it

Join Next System Project co-chair Gar Alperovitz for a special keynote address and followup panel at this year’s Bioneers conference, exploring the intersections of ecological action and systemic economic change. read more
Environment & Energy

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Episode 24: The Antidote to the Amazon Economy

by Stacy Mitchell, Katie Parker, Adam Simpson

Stacy Mitchell, Co-Director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) joins Adam Simpson and special co-host Katie Parker to discuss how locally-minded economics would change our communities. read more
Democratic Ownership Money & Banking

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Episode 23: Community Control of Land and Housing

by Jarrid Green, Adam Simpson

The Democracy Collaborative’s Senior Research Fellow, Jarrid Green, joins the Next System Podcast to discuss his new report on community control of land and housing, which includes a discussion of actionable policies that cities can take to push back against gentrification and build community wealth. read more
Community & Place
The Constitutional Turn

The Constitutional Turn: Liberty and the Cooperative State

by Dan Hind

The English-speaking left has long tended to neglect questions of constitutional design. That should change. read more
Democracy & Governance
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Truthout: “Fossil fuels are next in line for a bailout – here’s how we respond”

by Carla Skandier

Conditions are ripe for a fossil fuel industry bailout that parallels the financial industry bailouts of 2008-2009. read more
Environment & Energy

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Green Bank

Green Bank

by Johanna Bozuwa

A green bank can help communities transition away from fossil fuels and build resilience against climate change. read more
Environment & Energy Democracy & Governance