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Gar Alperovitz on Forthright Radio

By Kaylee Thornley | Published: June 21, 2017

If the design of corporate capitalism is unable to sustain values of equality, genuine democracy, liberty, and ecological sustainability as a matter of inherent systemic architecture, what systemic ‘design’ might ultimately achieve and sustain these values? and
How specifically might it be possible to move forward, especially in difficult political times, to lay foundations for a transformation in the direction of a serious new systemic answer?

Gar Alperovitz joined Joy LaClaire on Forthright Radio on June 21, 2017 to respond to these questions and discuss his new handbook, Principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth. 

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C-Span BookTV: Principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth

By Kaylee Thornley | Published: June 1, 2017

 

Gar Alperovitz launched his new book Principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth on June 1st where he was joined by Robert Borosage, the co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future. C-SPAn’s Book TV was on hand to film the talk. Gar argues that the U.S. needs an economic and political system that departs from both capitalism and socialism and discusses his model, the Pluralist Commonwealth.

Watch the full talk here.

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The Demanding Challenge of Community in an Era of Systemic Transformation

By Michelle Stearn | Published: December 1, 2016

On December 1st, 2016, Gar Alperovitz delivered the plenary lecture at the Pendle Hill Moral Economy Conference in Wallingford, PA, discussing the challenges of building a new community-sustaining political economy:

From Black Lives Matter and climate change activists to Senator Bernie Sanders political organizers, a new movement is building the basis of a historic transformation. How, specifically, can the creation of a meaningful democratic and moral community became central to the transformation of the largest corporate capitalist system in the history of the world? How, specifically, can we build from community to confront some of the larger order challenges true systemic change will require?

Gar's Lecture at Pendle HIll

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Gar Alperovitz’s Conversation with Ecological Civilization: Alternative Futures Conference

By Michelle Stearn | Published: October 28, 2016

On October 28, 2016, Gar Alperovitz spoke to community members and activists at the Alternative Futures: Pathways toward Ecological Civilization Conference in Claremont, California about the Next System Project and the possibilities and strategies for building the next political economy. Learn more and hear other speakers at the Alternative Futures Conference here.

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Michael Reading of Toward Ecological Civilization Interviews Gar Alperovitz

By Michelle Stearn | Published: October 18, 2016

Gar speaks to Michael Reading from the California organization, Toward Ecological Civilization, about the Cleveland Model, the Pluralist Commonwealth, and designing a community-sustaining political-economic system.

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