Gar Alperovitz

Gar Alperovitz, author of What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution, is co-founder of The Democracy Collaborative and co-chair of its Next System Project.

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The Policy Weapon Climate Activists Need The Policy Weapon Climate Activists Need

Government can save the climate from burning the same way it saved the economy from depression: Buy out the companies behind the crisis.

Apr 26, 2017 / Gar Alperovitz, Joe Guinan, and Thomas M. Hanna

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‘All Resistance Is Local’: A Plan of Progressive Action for the Trump Years ‘All Resistance Is Local’: A Plan of Progressive Action for the Trump Years

Here’s how states and cities can lead the fight against the Trump administration—and build a new political order.

Nov 29, 2016 / That’s Debatable / Heather Gerken, David Bollier, Gary Gerstle, and Gar Alperovitz

Socialism in America Is Closer Than You Think

Socialism in America Is Closer Than You Think Socialism in America Is Closer Than You Think

Experiments with public ownership are thriving across the country. The challenge is to link them and scale them up.

Feb 11, 2016 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz

Hiroshima Anniversary

The War Was Won Before Hiroshima—And the Generals Who Dropped the Bomb Knew It The War Was Won Before Hiroshima—And the Generals Who Dropped the Bomb Knew It

Seventy years after the bombing, will Americans face the brutal truth?

Aug 6, 2015 / Gar Alperovitz

How to Democratize the US Economy

How to Democratize the US Economy How to Democratize the US Economy

A long-term plan to renovate the American dream begins at the local level and scales up.

Oct 9, 2013 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz

Beyond Corporate Capitalism: Not So Wild a Dream

Beyond Corporate Capitalism: Not So Wild a Dream Beyond Corporate Capitalism: Not So Wild a Dream

Hey, look it over—public ownership is the most effective way to fix America’s economy.

May 22, 2012 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz and Thomas M. Hanna

The New-Economy Movement

The New-Economy Movement The New-Economy Movement

A growing group of activists and socially responsible companies are rethinking business as usual.

May 25, 2011 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz

The Cleveland Model The Cleveland Model

Thoroughly green and worker-owned, co-ops are a vibrant response to economic distress.

Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz, Thad Williamson, and Ted Howard

A ‘Top Ten’ List of Bold Ideas A ‘Top Ten’ List of Bold Ideas

To take back the nation in the post-Bush era, start thinking now about some bold but plausible progressive reforms, from universal health insurance to free daycare and a shorter wo...

Jan 4, 2006 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz and Thad Williamson

The New Ownership Society The New Ownership Society

Progressives should redefine what constitutes an ownership society.

Jun 9, 2005 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz

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