Cynthia Kaufman

Cynthia Kaufman is the author of Challenging Power: Democracy and Accountability in a Fractured World, Getting Past Capitalism: History, Vision, Hope and Ideas for Action: Relevant Theory for Radical Change. She is the director of the Vasconcellos Institute for Democracy in Action at De Anza College. She blogs at cynthiakaufman.wordpress.com.

Solidarity Forever: Essential Workers, Public Goods, and How We Are in This Together

By Cynthia Kaufman, Common Dreams

There is a chance we can shatter some of the toxic narratives that justify, and lend support to, the brutal systems of inequality, racism, and environmental devastation that are wreaking havoc on our lives.

August 17, 2020

Making Beautiful Things Where Everyone Gains and No One Profits

By Cynthia Kaufman, Common Dreams

'When production is driven by profit, then shoddiness and misery are likely to be what gets produced.

September 14, 2016