"This book offers by far the most serious, intellectually grounded strategy for system-changing yet to appear. It could be the most important movement-building book of the new century..."
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"Concrete and feasible ways to reverse the ominous course of the past several decades and to open the way to a vibrant democracy with a sustainable economy… A marvelous book…I recommend it all the time"
—Noam Chomsky
"Highly readable; excellent for students…. A tonic and eye-opener for anyone who wants a politics that works."
—Jane Mansbridge, President-Elect, American Political Science Association, Adams Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
"This book opens an extraordinary new vista on the moral bankruptcy of our second Gilded Age."
—Bill MoyersRecently Posted
- Gar and Martin Sherwin in the LA Times: “U.S. leaders knew we didn’t have to drop atomic bombs on Japan to win the war. We did it anyway”
- 75th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Japan: A discussion
- A conversation with Gar Alperovitz and John McKnight
- Gar interviewed in openDemocracy
- Read Gar’s new essay, “Building a Democratic Economy: Sketch of a Pluralist Commonwealth”
- Gar Alperovitz Keynote Address to at Bioneers 2018: Why We Need a Next System—And How to Get There
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- Black Monday, ’77, When the Mill Shutdown in Youngstown Gave Birth to the Rust Belt
- Democratic Ownership and the Pluralist Commonwealth: The Creation of an Idea Whose Time Has Come
- Pluralism vs. Authoritarianism: Gar Alperovitz with Laura Flanders
- Principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth
- Gar Alperovitz on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour
- Gar Alperovitz on Forthright Radio
- Progressive Visions: The Pluralist Commonwealth
- C-Span BookTV: Principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth
- Gar Alperovitz, co-founder, Democracy Collaborative, and co-chair, The Next System Project, speaks with Diane Horn about buying out the fossil fuel industry to address climate change
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Upcoming speaking events
Getting Serious about the System Question @ Ostrom Workshop
September 15, 2014 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Creating a New Economy: Implications for New Mexico and the Region @ Unitarian Universalist Church
September 17, 2014 all-day
Praxis Peace Institute’s 6th Conference: The Economics of Sustainability @ Fort Mason
October 6, 2014 – October 9, 2014 all-day
The Economics of Sustainability conference will focus on the intersection of Economics and the Environment. What will the Earth look like in 2030, 2050, or [...]
Quality of Life Summit @ McDonogh School
March 24, 2015 @ 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
Transforming the Economy: Sustaining Food, Water, Energy and Justice @ University of the District of Columbia
June 29, 2016 @ 10:00 am
World Beyond War Conference: Washington, D.C. @ American University
September 23, 2016 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Gar Alperovitz will speak alongside Jodie Evans on “Capitalism and transition to Peace Economy” at this weekend conference at American University in Washington, D.C. Join us [...]
The Next Economy Conference: Oberlin, Ohio
October 6, 2016 – October 8, 2016 all-day
Moral Economy Conference: Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Next Steps Towards A Basic Income and Basic Assets: Live Stream from The Institute for the Future- Palo Alto, CA @ The Institute for the Future
December 5, 2016 @ 12:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Arlington, VA- Building a System-Changing Response to Trump and Trumpism: Actions at the Community Level @ Arlington Central Library, Auditorium, 1st Floor
February 6, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Donald Trump, The New Historical Era, and Emerging Trajectories of Longer Term Systemic Change @ The Lodge at Lakeside, Stockton Univestiy
April 13, 2017 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Building the Green Economy Panel- Washington DC @ Friends Meeting of Washington, DC
April 28, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Gar Alperovitz will be speaking on Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) Building the Green Economy panel discussion. The panelists will discuss the intersections [...]
DC Launch: Gar Alperovitz presents “Principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth” @ Bus Boys and Poets
June 1, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join Gar Alperovitz and the Democracy Collaborative on June 1st at 7pm at Busboys and Poets 14th and V for the launch of Gar’s new [...]
Public Lecture: Beyond Capitalism: Building a Just and Sustainable Next System @ 306 Frist Campus Center
November 29, 2017 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm