A Growing Movement Shows There Is an Alternative to Capitalism

Laura Flanders

Host, Laura Flanders Show

January 2, 2020

The profit-driven economy is being tested by new visions of wealth-building models outside of mainstream capitalism. These cooperative structures form part of a new system that envisions a service to the public good instead of the shareholders’ balance sheets. As global demands for economic justice grow, can this new economy reshape the way we think about ownership and pension strategies? Helping to unpack these ideas are Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard of the Democracy Collaborative and co-authors of the book, The Making of a Democratic Economy.

Publication date: 2020-01-02

Parent publication: Truthout

Publication URL: https://truthout.org/articles/a-growing-movement-shows-there-is-an-alternative-to-capitalism/

Laura Flanders

Host, Laura Flanders Show

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