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Gar Alperovitz

Gar Alperovitz, Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland and co-founder of the Democracy Collaborative, is the author of What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk About The Next American Revolution (Chelsea Green, May Day 2013). Keane Bhatt is an activist in Washington, DC. Connect with him on Twitter: @KeaneBhatt.

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Dec 10, 2017
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Economy & Labor

Democratic Ownership and the Pluralist Commonwealth: The Creation of an Idea Whose Time Has Come

There is an alternative to capitalism.
by
Gar Alperovitz,
Routledge
September 19, 2017
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Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Building a System-Changing Response to Trump and Trumpism at All Levels

Trumpism signals a global crisis of capitalism that calls for an urgent democratization of the economic system.
by
Gar Alperovitz,
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November 30, 2016
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Op-Ed

What Comes After Capitalism? Upcoming Teach-Ins Can Show a Way Forward

When the next economic crash comes, we can be ready with a clear, workable and compelling vision of how to reorganize society.
by
Ben Manski &
Gar Alperovitz,
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April 21, 2016
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Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Democracy and Decentralization: UK Labour Leaders Reframe Socialism for the 21st Century

To start a dialogue about public ownership in the US, progressives should follow the example of the UK’s Labour Party leaders.
by
Joe Guinan &
Gar Alperovitz,
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February 25, 2016
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News Analysis

Even The Wall Street Journal Is Asking Questions About How Ownership Should Work in a Democracy

The system question may not quite be on the table in the mainstream media in the way it ultimately needs to be, but it’s getting close.
by
Gar Alperovitz,
YES! Magazine
October 12, 2015
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Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

The Clean Power Checkerboard

Following the announcement of the Clean Power Plan, it’s time for an all-out sustainable energy mobilization at the state level.
by
Gar Alperovitz,
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September 10, 2015
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News Analysis

These Cities Built Cheap, Fast, Community-Owned Broadband

Here’s what net neutrality means for Them.
by
Thomas Hanna &
Gar Alperovitz,
YES! Magazine
February 25, 2015
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Op-Ed

New York Police Slowdown and the Classic Challenges of Alternatives to Capitalism

The NYPD’s slowdown brings into focus challenges of alternative worker systems.
by
Gar Alperovitz,
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January 14, 2015
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Op-Ed

Playing the Long Game

While the pundits gnaw the bones of Election 2014, Gar Alperovitz looks at the positive possibilities.
by
Gar Alperovitz,
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November 9, 2014
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Op-Ed

Is Worker Ownership a Way Forward for Market Basket?

Market Basket seems a prime candidate for transition to employee ownership that can keep the leadership that built the company’s culture in place.
by
Gar Alperovitz,
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August 11, 2014
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