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Inside Our Fall IssueNew Livelihoods When we decided to do this issue in early 2011, the jobs crisis had slipped off the political radar. We decided to focus on jobs and livelihoods anyway, because it was clear that to ordinary Americans, jobs and the economy are the issues they most worry about. This issue shows that we can build strong local economies that can sustain us, even in an era of ecological limits. And it shows how we can support each other in challenging times and begin to build a more just and sustainable American Dream. |
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New Visions
Solving today's big problems will take more than a quick fix. These authors offer clarity about the roots of our problems and visions of a better way.
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Who's Building the Do-It-Ourselves Economy? Corporations aren’t hiring (at least not at home). And Washington is gridlocked. Here’s how we take charge of our own livelihoods. PLUS: Lies, Damned Lies, and Economics VIDEO: Creating Jobs in the New Normal: Sarah van Gelder talks about the new issue on Free Speech TV
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Van Jones is leading a national mobilization to rebuild the middle class—through decent work, fair taxes, and opportunities for all. PLUS VIDEO: The American Dream, Reloaded
Now's the time to challenge economic orthodoxy—but only a massive social movement can turn things around.
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World and Community
New models that foster justice and real prosperity, and sustain the Earth's living systems. How can we bring these models to life and put them to work?
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Best Job in the Neighborhood—and They Own It Solar power, a laundry, a newspaper and a greenhouse—Cleveland worker co-ops bring living-wage jobs to the Rust Belt. PLUS VIDEO: Why the Evergreen Cooperatives work.
Free Geek computers, Citizen Space, Fab Labs, Freelancers Union are among innovations that support local jobs. |
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The citizens of two cities are finding the customers, finances, and skills to put together green jobs.
State Banks Bring the Money Home Big banks freeze out small business, but North Dakota’s state bank supports local jobs. The idea is catching on. PLUS VIDEO: Free Speech TV talks to Stacy Mitchell about what we can do about the jobs crisis. |
The Power of One
Stories of people who find their courage, open their hearts, and discover what it means to be human in today's world.
Graduates Get a Crash Course in Sharing New graduates improvise when expected careers don’t pan out. Share the work, reduce your eco-footprint, and reclaim your time. PLUS: More articles on how to take back your time—and share it, too. |
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Elders a (Labor) Force for Social Change Boomers will bring experience and savvy to encore careers with purpose. by Marc Freedman
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Breaking Open
Humor, storytelling, and the arts—taking you into unexpected spaces where business-as-usual breaks open into new possibilities.
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Share the work, reduce your eco-footprint, and reclaim your time. PLUS VIDEO: How art healed and united Philadelphia communities.
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5 Steps to Redefine Making a Living Life out of balance? Ask yourself this ...  |
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Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin on Doing the Impossible W.S. Merwin accepted an appointment as U.S. poet laureate so he could offer just one simple warning.
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How one man’s story changed everything I thought I knew about the Israel-Palestine conflict. PLUS VIDEO: GRITtv's Laura Flanders talks to Jen Marlowe and Sami al Jundi about their book. |
