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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
Democratic Ownership
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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
Democracy & Governance Democratic Ownership
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
Democratic Ownership
A pile of money

Money Matters! Why Monetary Theory and Policy Is a Critical Terrain For the Left

by Gar Alperovitz, Pavlina Tcherneva, Stephanie Kelton, Michael Hudson, Raúl Carrillo

A discussion on a way out of the austerity trap that reveals how the obstacles to bold action at a national scale on jobs, healthcare, and climate are political, not economic. read more
Money & Banking
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Truthout: “Trump is handing us the weapon we need to avert climate catastrophe”

by Carla Skandier, Johanna Bozuwa

President Trump proposed saving the coal sector through a Cold War-era mandate that would require power plans to buy more of the polluting fossil fuel. read more
Environment & Energy

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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
Democratic Ownership
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
Public Planning Democratic Ownership Health & Wellbeing
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Shovel Ready Green Jobs: The Job Guarantee and Climate Resiliency

by Johanna Bozuwa

Why the impending stormwater crisis is a perfect fit for creating jobs at the scale of our unemployment problem. read more
Environment & Energy