Gar Alperovitz

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After Year Of Victories, Social Movements Are Gaining Momentum for 2016

A better world is not only possible – it’s being built right now, by the individual and collective acts of courage of every one of us.

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Can Worker Cooperatives Alleviate Income Inequality?

The pay ratio between the highest- and lowest-paid worker-owners in cooperatives is between 3:1 and 5:1, compared with a ratio of roughly 600:1 in traditional corporations.

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Building the Commons as an Antidote to the Predatory Market Economy

We've reached a tipping point in awareness of the effects of the current global economy that has erupted in a worldwide revolt as we can see in the Occupy, Arab Spring, Idle No More and Indignado movements.

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The Democracy Convention: Building A New Economy and Our Communities

This August in Madison, Wis., the second national Democracy Convention will focus on reshaping the economy in the interests of the majority, and pushing back against Wall Street power.

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Book Review - "What Then Must We Do?"

Gar Alperovitz's new book lists inspiring examples of worker-owned businesses and co-ops, and offers a powerful argument that radical change is needed in America — albeit an argument with some possible flaws.

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Remake the Fed, Build Public Banks — and Opt Out of Wall Street

Should the Federal Reserve remain in private hands?

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Winner Takes All: The Super-Priority Status of Derivatives

Derivatives have “super-priority” status in bankruptcy, and Dodd Frank precludes further taxpayer bailouts. In a big derivatives bust, there may be no collateral left for the creditors who are next in line.

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