sábado, 17 de março de 2012

How can we create a more just economy in 2012?

Today on Your Call : Talking about concrete ways we can resist crony capitalism – and narrow the gap between the 1% and the rest of us. What should we be demanding – and what are some real victories we can win? And how can we keep economic inequality in the conversation during this election year? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where do you see glimmers of hope for economic change? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:

Gar Alperovitz, the Lionel R. Bauman professor of political economy at the University of Maryland, and author of America Beyond Capitalism

David Korten is co-founder and board chair of YES! Magazine, and author of Agenda for a New Economy

Praise for the new edition of America Beyond Capitalism:

This challenging work succeeds in a task that may seem almost utopian in dark times suffused by anger, hopelessness, and despair: to provide concrete and feasible ways to reverse the ominous course of the past several decades and to open the way to a vibrant democracy with a sustainable economy that can satisfy human needs, not least the need to control one’s work and life. It is an impressive achievement, that should inspire thought and constructive action.

- Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology