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Playing the Long Game

Originally published in TruthOut on November 9, 2014. There have been endless post-mortems on the 2014 midterm elections, complete with explanations proffered as to why Democrats and their allies failed so spectacularly, and projections of doom and gloom lasting until the next election cycle. However, in a profound sense this election changes very little. The […]

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The Next American Revolution Has Already Begun: An Interview With Gar Alperovitz

This interview originally appeared in Truthout on June 8, 2013. By Gar Smith, The Berkeley Daily Planet Gar Alperovitz, currently a Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland, has been writing books about wealth, democracy and national security for 48 years. In addition to serving in several government posts (including Special Assistant in the US […]

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Gar Alperovitz: The Prehistory of the Next Possible Progressive Era

(This article first appeared online on Truthout) by Keane Bhatt At a time of acute pain for working people – when wages are stagnant, unemployment is high and levels of inequality are without precedent – historian and economist Gar Alperovitz sees not just despair, but hope. Providing rich details of grassroots experimentation born out of […]

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