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Podcast: Talking about workplace, community democracy, climate change and sustainability with David Schweickart

[Updated from Dec. 2011 with podcast episodes] Here’s the video of a conversation I had with David Schweickart, author of After Capitalism, at this year’s ICAPE conference. It was a great discussion; David’s work on economic democracy is one of the most fully-fleshed out alternative economic models we have, and I greatly appreciated this chance [...]

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Earth Day 2012: Environmental Movement at a Crossroads

Originally published by Alternet April 20, 2012  | This Sunday marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day. I was privileged to be legislative director for Senator Gaylord Nelson, who had the vision in 1970 for Earth Day’s “national teach-in on the environment,” and who helped make that vision a reality. Over the past four decades, [...]

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The New Economy at Harvard, and Historical Insights for Movement-Building

From March 30th-April 1st 2012, the on-campus group Economy Futures, consisting of 18 committed Harvard undergraduates, hosted the Transition to a New Economy Conference. In a piece entitled “Young People Tire of Old Economic Models” on The New York Times website, environmental journalist Andrew C. Revkin provides excellent context within which to situate the Harvard [...]

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Podcast: Left Forum’s Path to Systemic Change in American Society

On March 17, Between The Lines Radio News Magazine hosted a panel at the Left Forum entitled, “From Evolution to Revolution: The Path to Systemic Change in American Society.” This podcast is adapted from a longer recording available at BTL’s website, which hosts other audio files from the three-day conference’s various speakers and events. This [...]

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RIO+20: Building a Sustainable and Desirable Economy-in-Society-in-Nature

“Building a Sustainable and Desirable Economy-in-Society-in-Nature” is a report synthesizing some of the best current thinking around the intersection of economic growth and ecological crisis, prepared under the auspices of the Sustainable Development in the 21st century (SD21) project as a part of the lead up to the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development [...]

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