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Episode 5: Toward Climate Justice w/ Jacqueline Patterson & Basav Sen

by Jacqueline Patterson, Basav Sen, Adam Simpson

The NAACP’s Jacqueline Patterson and IPS’ Basav Sen define and discuss climate justice on the Next System Podcast. read more
Environment & Energy Race & Ethnicity

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Episode 4: Darrick Hamilton on the racial wealth gap & the job guarantee

by Darrick Hamilton, Adam Simpson

On the Next System Podcast, Darrick Hamilton discusses his work as a “stratification economist” on the racial wealth gap in the US and why we need a federal job guarantee. read more
Public Planning Community & Place Race & Ethnicity Movement Strategy & History

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Episode 3: Carbon tax & Social Dividends w/ Jeremiah Lowery & Camila Thorndike

by Jeremiah Lowery, Adam Simpson, Carla Skandier, Camila Thorndike

Can tax and dividend strategy simultaneously combat inequality and climate change? read more
Environment & Energy Community & Place
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Employee Ownership and the Next System

by Joseph Blasi, Thomas Hanna, Dana Brown

We talked with Dr. Joseph Blasi, preeminent expert on employee ownership, about the potential role of employee ownership and profit-sharing play in the next system. read more
Democratic Ownership

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A delicious donut with pink frosting is used to depict the basics of Kate Raworth's 'Doughnut Economics' model.

Episode 2: Kate Raworth on ‘Doughnut Economics’

by Adam Simpson, Kate Raworth

How can a doughnut help us understand what outdated economic narratives leave out, and help us build the economics we need for the 21st century? read more
Environment & Energy Health & Wellbeing Public Planning Community & Place Gender & Sexuality
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Inequality is killing us — literally

by Dana Brown

Communities and nations with higher income and wealth inequality have worse health outcomes than those with greater economic equality. Thus, working to reverse the widening gap between the rich and the poor should be considered as part of a strategy for achieving and maintaining a healthier society. read more
Health & Wellbeing

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Ep. 1: Gar Alperovitz & Gus Speth on the Next System

by Adam Simpson, Gus Speth, Gar Alperovitz

NSP Co-Chairs discuss the current political context and the pathways toward transformation. read more
Democracy & Governance Environment & Energy Movement Strategy & History
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Single-Payer Would Be a Good Start, but Real Health Equity Means Tackling Economic Disparities

by Dana Brown

Prioritizing health and well-being means prioritizing jobs, education and housing. It means meeting people’s daily needs and helping communities to flourish. read more
Health & Wellbeing

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Evo’s Bolivia: the Limits of Change

by Linda Farthing

Landlocked Bolivia, South America’s economically poorest and most indigenous country, is a land of extremes, that often provides a striking reflection of regional political and social trends. The last eleven years of Evo Morales’ government is no exception. read more
Movement Strategy & History Democracy & Governance