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David Korten's Agenda for a New Economy: 3 Ways to Get the Book

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David Korten's Blog

David Korten is co-founder and board chair of YES! Magazine and author of Agenda for a New Economy, The Great Turning, and When Corporations Rule the World.

Beyond the Bubble Economy

Beyond the Bubble Economy

Posted by David Korten at Feb 02, 2012 05:05 PM |

We’ve finally learned that a growing financial sector isn’t the same thing as actual economic improvement. So how can we stimulate the real economy?

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End the Fed? David Korten Responds

End the Fed? David Korten Responds

Posted by David Korten at Nov 18, 2011 12:05 AM |

There’s lots of anger against the Federal Reserve from the left and the right. David Korten argues that what it needs is some major restructuring.

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David Korten: Why I'm in Solidarity with #OccupyWallStreet

David Korten: Why I'm in Solidarity with #OccupyWallStreet

Posted by David Korten at Oct 04, 2011 11:00 AM |

By the calendar it’s autumn, but for many it is the beginning of the American Spring.

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The Path to Real Prosperity

The Path to Real Prosperity

Posted by David Korten at Sep 07, 2011 04:55 PM |

David Korten: A new jobs plan is thinking too small. What we need is a new economy.

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A Presidential Declaration of Independence from Wall Street—Part 2

A Presidential Declaration of Independence from Wall Street—Part 2

Posted by David Korten at Aug 29, 2011 08:25 PM |

What might a truly new economic vision for America look like? David Korten imagines a presidential address he’d like to hear.

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A Presidential Declaration of Independence from Wall Street

A Presidential Declaration of Independence from Wall Street

Posted by David Korten at Aug 22, 2011 04:35 PM |

What might a truly new economic vision for America look like? David Korten imagines a presidential address he'd like to hear.

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How You Can Get Started Building a New Economy

How You Can Get Started Building a New Economy

Posted by David Korten at Aug 15, 2011 09:40 AM |

Change the story; create a new reality; change the rules. David Korten’s threefold strategy for change.

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Are You a Culture Worker?

Are You a Culture Worker?

Posted by David Korten at Aug 08, 2011 01:25 PM |

David Korten: From religion to the arts, we have more influence on culture than we think. How to use that power for good.

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How Change Happens: A Three-Fold Strategy

How Change Happens: A Three-Fold Strategy

Posted by David Korten at Aug 01, 2011 03:25 PM |

David Korten: To build a new economy, we must work on three fronts.

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Every Great Social Movement

Every Great Social Movement

Posted by David Korten at Jul 25, 2011 11:10 PM |

David Korten: The biggest shifts of our time have been sparked by ordinary people rejecting the cultural stories that dominated them.

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How to Liberate America

How to Liberate America

Posted by David Korten at Jul 19, 2011 10:05 AM |
Filed under: Public Banking

How is it that our nation is awash in money, but too broke to provide jobs and services? David Korten introduces a landmark new report, “How to Liberate America from Wall Street Rule.”

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The Story of a New Economy

The Story of a New Economy

Posted by David Korten at Jul 11, 2011 07:30 PM |

David Korten: We’re in the midst of a contest of competing stories—one fabricated to serve the interests of Empire; the other an authentic story born of the experience and aspirations of ordinary people.

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A Crumbling Cultural Story

A Crumbling Cultural Story

Posted by David Korten at Jul 05, 2011 04:50 PM |

David Korten on the unraveling of the myth that underpins our economic behavior.

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The Next American Revolution?

The Next American Revolution?

Posted by David Korten at Jun 28, 2011 04:25 PM |

David Korten: What America's current movement against corporate power can learn from that time we overthrew a king.

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How the Left and Right Can Unite

How the Left and Right Can Unite

Posted by David Korten at Jun 21, 2011 05:15 PM |

David Korten: If we'd stop tearing each other apart, we might see an opportunity to win back our democracy from the rich and powerful.

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Mapping Uncharted Economic Waters

Mapping Uncharted Economic Waters

Posted by David Korten at Jun 14, 2011 11:35 AM |

David Korten: We're trying to fix the economic crisis with the same thinking that created it. Next time, we can be prepared with a map to something better.

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The Great Stock Scam

The Great Stock Scam

Posted by David Korten at Jun 06, 2011 05:55 PM |

David Korten: Stock sales are supposed to help finance dividends or productivity improvements. But the numbers tell a different story.

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But What About My 401(k)?

But What About My 401(k)?

Posted by David Korten at May 31, 2011 04:35 PM |

Credit cards, mortgages, insurance, retirement: How to fulfill our basic financial needs (and find real security) without Wall Street.

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7 Ways to Stop Wall Street’s Con Game

7 Ways to Stop Wall Street’s Con Game

Posted by David Korten at May 23, 2011 05:10 PM |

David Korten’s suggestions for stopping phantom wealth speculation.

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Living Buildings, Living Economies, and a Living Future

Living Buildings, Living Economies, and a Living Future

Posted by David Korten at May 18, 2011 06:10 PM |

David Korten: Two ideas that bring me renewed hope that we can end our isolation from nature and from each other.

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