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Community & Place Democracy & Governance Democratic Ownership Environment & Energy Gender & Sexuality Health & Wellbeing Money & Banking Movement Strategy & History Public Planning Race & Ethnicity

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Economic Growth

by Gar Alperovitz

Why is growth a challenging problem? How Would the Pluralist Commonwealth Manage Growth? Where can we see on the ground efforts to tackle the growth question today? read more
Environment & Energy Public Planning

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race

Race

by Gar Alperovitz

Why must the United States confront its long history of systemic racism? How would the Pluralist Commonwealth begin to promote racial equality? What on-the-ground efforts can be seen working towards our future of collective liberation? read more
Race & Ethnicity

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Cooperatives

by Gar Alperovitz

What are cooperatives? What role do cooperatives play in a Pluralist Commonwealth? Where else is this systemic direction for cooperatives being prototyped and explored today? read more
Democratic Ownership

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Money

Money

by Gar Alperovitz

How is money created in the current system? How is money created in the Pluralist Commonwealth? Where can we see key elements of a new approach to monetary policy emerging today? read more
Money & Banking

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Equality

by Gar Alperovitz

Why is equality a key part of the Pluralist Commonwealth? How is movement towards equality achieved in the Pluralist Commonwealth? What examples prefigure equality as envisioned in the Pluralist Commonwealth? read more
Community & Place Democratic Ownership

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Regionalism

Regionalism

by Gar Alperovitz

Why consider long term regional devolution of power? How might long term devolution to regionalist patterns operate in the Pluralist Commonwealth? What are some on-the-ground developments that suggest possibilities for the future of regionalism? read more
Community & Place Democracy & Governance

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Culture

by Gar Alperovitz

Why is culture a key part of the pluralist commonwealth? What are the most important strategies for building such a culture? What are some examples of the development of the cultural transformations toward democratic society at work today? read more
Community & Place Democratic Ownership

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Ownership

Ownership

by Gar Alperovitz

Why is ownership a key determinant of system structure? How does the Pluralist Commonwealth democratize ownership? Where is ownership being transformed in the direction of a Pluralist Commonwealth today? read more
Democratic Ownership

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America

by Gar Alperovitz

Why is the Pluralist Commonwealth an American system? What resources for a Pluralist Commonwealth can be found in the American tradition? read more
Community & Place Democratic Ownership