Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
In the burgeoning genre of books focused on building a new and benign world order – a challenge variously known as the “new economy,” “Great Transition,” and the “Great Turning” among other terms) – John Thackara’s new book stands out.
Political elites, both on the Right and on the Left, seem to agree on the necessity of constant economic growth, even at the cost of ecological catastrophe. They say we need growth in order to deal with present social problems, but can it be that this narrative is a fallacy?
Clearing up 6 common misconceptions about co-operatives.
Can you imagine a world where all businesses are owned and directly controlled by the people who depend on them for employment or essential goods and services?
All humanity is now wound together, our fate linked to our ability to respond to a planetary challenge bigger than anything we’ve ever faced before.
“Participatory budgeting is a great process for bringing more voices to the table and providing a more equitable space for those voices to be heard,”…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that competitiveness is a good thing.
I think about capitalism as a moment. A blink in time.
Can we envision some sort of transnational polity that could leapfrog over the poorly functioning state systems that prevail today?
Let’s engage in a way to produce goods and create value that is free, fair, and sustainable! What is peer production and commons economics? More importantly, how can they help bring about a thriving economy that work for people and planet?
To return to our original question: How can we develop new ways to preserve and extend the democratic capacities of ordinary people and rein in unaccountable market/state power?
‘When production is driven by profit, then shoddiness and misery are likely to be what gets produced.
