Imagine you have the ability to reinvent American capitalism: Where would you start? What would you change to make it less destructive and domineering, more focused on what people really need for fulfilling lives? These are the questions that The Nation put to an eclectic list of people who are known for thinking long term—public-spirited veterans of business and finance, optimistic activists, inventive policy thinkers.

Check out this slide show for their concrete proposals for reforming the dysfunctional economic system in fundamental ways.