A Primer for Taming Corporate Power
For social change, slow and steady may win the race.
Washington DC Premiere of “Shift Change,” Documentary on Employee Ownership and the New Economy
A new documentary, SHIFT CHANGE, highlighting a successful and growing cooperative and employee ownership sector in the United States, has its premiere with two screening events.
A Main Street Fix to Wall Street’s Failure
Building a policy agenda to deepen the jobs debate, our new report looks at the structural issues behind the economic crisis and how we can transition to a new economy based on Main Street.
The 99 Percent Have Found Our Voice
These are days of action in more than 400 occupied places across the nation. As we change the national conversation, we can dismantle the barriers to change.
Getting Main Street to Call the Shots
America has plenty of cash, but it’s in the wrong pockets.
Unconventional Wisdom: Fighting with Love
Resilience Circles and a new campaign called Caring Across Generations are putting people at the center, to fight the economic downturn with the strongest weapon available.
“How to Liberate America from Wall Street Rule,” New Report, Proposes a Way Out of Economic Recession
As Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke discusses preventing inflation, a new report being released next week calls for restructure of the Fed, bank localization, and more.
Building Resilience: The New Economy in the Shell of the Old
“Resilience Circles” are popping up all around the country. They’re transformative, hopeful, and fun.
Yes, There are Alternatives
There is an upsurge of efforts around the world to create a new global economy rooted in local community needs.
A Few Thoughts on the Mid-Term Elections
As we enter a more challenging political landscape, IPS will continue to utilize its inside-outside strategy to promote true democracy and challenge concentrated wealth, corporate influence, and military power.
Crisis as Opportunity
How is the Philippines responding to the “triple crises of vulnerability”: the global economic crisis, the food crisis and the spreading environmental crises of water, forests, fisheries and climate?
WANTED: A Commerce Secretary for Main Street
Obama should appoint someone who knows her way around Main Street