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The Third Way: Share-the-Gains Capitalism

Why is there no-lose socialism for the rich and cutthroat hyper-capitalism for everyone else?

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California Bill Would Make Investing in Local Businesses Easier

The California Local Economies Securities Act is currently being considered in the 2016 legislative session. Get involved.

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How a Worker-Owned Tech Startup Found Investors—and Kept Its Values

As cooperative culture spreads into the tech world, Loomio is part of a new wave of entrepreneurs figuring out how to finance a more democratic, values-centered online economy.

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The Urgency of a Moral Economy

Bernie Sanders spoke at the Vatican on Friday. Here is a transcript of his speech.

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10 Black Women Innovators and the Awesome Things They Brought Us

From a better hairbrush to modern 3D technology, ten things that might never have existed without the invention or innovation of black women.

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More Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: This Time, They’re Coming for Your Democracy

“Things have just gotten so much worse.”

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So Much to Gain: What Keeping Oil in the Ground Can Do for Economic Inequality

A successful energy transition to renewables could not only rescue the planet but create a more just economy.

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The New Truth About Free Trade

Recent trade deals haven’t been wins for most Americans.

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Paul Mason: PostCapitalism, A Guide to Our Future

Low-profit tech brings real abundance, but is (absurdly) incompatible with capitalism’s need for scarcity.

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As World’s 5th Largest Economy, Can the Left Coast Unite to Stop Big Oil?

From First Nations activism to innovative city initiatives, the West Coast is leading the fight against global warming even as many countries lag behind.