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America the Possible: A Manifesto, Part I

The time for reforms is past. Now, we must work towards true transformative change to a new economic system. read more
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Beyond Growth: Creating a Unified Progressive Politics

We are all communities of one shared fate. We will rise or fall together, so we had better get together. read more
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Toward a Post-Growth Society

It is widely believed that growth is always worth the price that must be paid for it—even when it undermines families, jobs, communities, the environment, and our sense of place and continuity. read more
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What is the American Dream? Dueling dualities in the American tradition

Throughout our history, there have been alternative, competing visions of the “good life” in America. The story of how these competing visions played out in our history is prologue to an important question: What is the American Dream and what is its future? read more
Off the Pedestal: Creating a New Vision of Economic Growth

Off the Pedestal: Creating a New Vision of Economic Growth

Sustaining people, communities and nature must henceforth be seen as the core goals of economic activity, not hoped for by-products of market success, growth for its own sake, and modest regulation. read more
Global Warming and Modern Capitalism

Global Warming and Modern Capitalism

We are all communities of a shared fate. We will rise or fall together. read more