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Geoff Gilbert

Geoff Gilbert is a writer, lawyer and organizer working toward social justice and creating political and economic democracy. Geoff does some organizing with IfNotNow and works as a lawyer with The Working World. Follow him on Twitter: @geoff_gilbert1.

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Economy & Labor

Enough “Free Trade.” We Need Solidarity Economies and Reparations.

Another way is possible.

By: Geoff Gilbert ,; Truthout

January 20, 2019

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Economy & Labor

“Free Trade” Is Today’s Imperialism by the 1 Percent

Building alternatives to free trade must become an essential component of a more progressive US foreign policy.

By: Geoff Gilbert ,; Truthout

January 13, 2019

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Politics & Elections

Progressives Are Pushing Economic Democracy. Democrats Need to Listen.

Democrats at all levels of government must direct public resources toward a cooperative, not a corporate economy.

By: Geoff Gilbert ,; Truthout

November 8, 2018

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Countering Trump: Let’s Build a People-Powered Democracy and Economy

It's time to decentralize political and economic power and bring back the concept of true public ownership.

By: Geoff Gilbert ,; Truthout

November 19, 2016

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Economy & Labor

Who Plans the Economy? Imagining Fair and Free Trade

We need new trade and investment rules that shift control from the plutocratic private owner to the democratic public.

By: Geoff Gilbert ,; Truthout

July 26, 2016

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How Sanders Could Lay the Foundation for a Third US Political Party

A new, independently financed political party could make Bernie Sanders' call for “political revolution” more than a dream.

By: Geoff Gilbert ,; Truthout

April 16, 2016

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Regulating Banks vs. Displacing Them: Where Clinton and Sanders Disagree on Wall Street

Sanders and Clinton often use similar rhetoric when discussing Wall Street, but their financial policies are far from the same.

By: Geoff Gilbert ,; Truthout

February 9, 2016

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Economy & Labor

Five Ways Sanders Could Democratize the Financial Sector That Clinton Won’t Touch

Hillary Clinton wants to simply regulate bad practices, while Bernie Sanders wants to move toward replacing big banks.

By: Geoff Gilbert ,; Truthout

November 27, 2015

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Economy & Labor

Building a Democratic Economy: Local Tools in the Struggle Against Neoliberalism

Public spending programs can catalyze the growth of this new democratic political economy, but they are not necessary for its development.

By: Geoff Gilbert ,; Truthout

November 11, 2015

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“Citizenfour” Directly Confronts the Intelligence Apparatus’ Subversion of Democracy

Laura Poitras' new documentary puts forth an ambitious argument: mass surveillance has almost nothing to do with terrorism.

By: Geoff Gilbert ,; Truthout

October 29, 2014