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Mission Possible: Transforming the Corporation
As corporations are at the center of today's political economy and its negative consequences, their transformation must be at the center of building the new operating system needed for …
The Democratization of Wealth and the Era of Deepening Fiscal Crisis
Latest chapter from Gar Alperovitz's
Building Community: Neighborhoods and Nonprofits With a Mission
The neighborhood-based Community Development Corporation (CDC) grew out of the need to combine the community-serving mission of a nonprofit organization with the wealth-building and ownership capacities of an economic …
Enterprising Cities: Left, Right and Center
The basic principle at work in municipally owned real estate development is that appreciation of land should be turned to public advantage. In many communities, Community Land Trusts (CLTs) …
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Pilfering Your Paycheck
Many employers in nineteen states can now keep state income taxes withheld from paychecks.
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Amy Goodman: It’s One Person, One Vote; Not One Percent, One Vote
The failed effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is widely seen as a crisis for the labor movement, and a pivotal moment in the 2012 U.S. presidential election …
“The Pluralist Commonwealth”
Over time, a fundamental shift in the ownership of wealth would slowly move the nation as a whole toward greater equality directly - through, for instance, worker-owned enterprises; and …
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Cartoon Killers for Romney
As soon as Citizens came down, billionaires pulled out their debit cards and went on a shopping spree.
Democracy: Is a Continent Too Big?
Is it really feasible - in systemic and foundational terms - to sustain equality, liberty, and democracy in a very large-scale, centrally governed continental system that spans almost three …
Can Corporations Be Made to Fit Democratic Theory and Vision?
Intimately related to economic inequality is the matter of time - in this case as it concerns democracy as well as liberty