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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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trade

Trade

by Gar Alperovitz

Why are current approaches to trade problematic? How would the Pluralist Commonwealth approach trade? What existing efforts point toward a sustainable and just trade regime? read more
Community & Place Public Planning

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Democracy

by Gar Alperovitz

What is democracy? How does the Pluralist Commonwealth build stronger foundations for democratic life? Where are more participatory systemic directions being prototyped and developed today? read more
Democracy & Governance

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Pluralism

Pluralism

by Gar Alperovitz

Why is pluralism an important value for systemic design? What makes a pluralist commonwealth “pluralist,” and why are more complex forms sometimes important? Where can we see pluralism in action today? read more
Democratic Ownership Democracy & Governance

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Climate Change

by Gar Alperovitz

What are the challenges presented by global climate change? How does the Pluralist Commonwealth tackle ecological threats such as climate change? What are some promising on the ground developments that point toward an ecologically sustainable Pluralist Commonwealth? read more
Environment & Energy

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Investment

Investment

by Gar Alperovitz

Why is investment in the current system fundamentally undemocratic and unsustainable? How would a Pluralist Commonwealth democratize investment? Where is investment managed in more democratic directions today? read more
Public Planning Democracy & Governance

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Principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth: Introduction

by Gar Alperovitz

If the design of corporate capitalism is unable to sustain values of equality, genuine democracy, liberty, and ecological sustainability as a matter of inherent systemic architecture, what systemic ‘design’ might ultimately achieve and sustain these values? read more
Community & Place Democratic Ownership Democracy & Governance

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Ecological Sustainability

by Gar Alperovitz

Why is pluralism necessary to guarantee ecologically sustainable ends? What are the key strategies for environmental protection in the Pluralist Commonwealth? What are some promising on the ground developments that point toward an ecologically sustainable Pluralist Commonwealth? read more
Environment & Energy

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Prehistory

by Gar Alperovitz

Why is the idea of prehistory important for thinking about systemic change? Are we in the prehistory of genuine systemic change, the prehistory of a Pluralist Commonwealth? read more
Movement Strategy & History

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Commonwealth

by Gar Alperovitz

What does it mean to hold wealth in common? Why is wealth held in common and democratized at various scales, so important for the design of a next system? What are some examples of how “common wealth” builds a “commonwealth” today? read more
Community & Place Democratic Ownership