June 19, 2019, Revised Version
(This working paper was written by author, independent scholar, engaged citizen, and former Harvard Business School professor, Dr. David Korten, as a contribution to discussions framing a new economics for the 21st century. It may be freely shared in whole or in part. The first version of […]
May 23, 2019, First Version
(This working paper was written by author, independent scholar, engaged citizen, and former Harvard Business School professor, Dr. David Korten, as a contribution to discussions framing a new economics for the 21st century. It may be freely shared in whole or in part. The second version of this work-in-progress was […]
Soil, not money, is the source of wealth, and our economic system needs to reflect that.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, April 23, 2019)
For many years, I have been seeking to understand why we get our economic policies so terribly wrong and how we might get them right. I have long believed […]
Socialist baiting of the last century won’t work against the new generation of political leaders.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, posted Feb 27, 2019)
This month the Green New Deal was introduced in the U.S. Congress with much fanfare, and its opponents quickly mobilized.
The resolution is more than a set of specific legislative proposals. […]
We need true democracy if we’re to halt the slide into self-extinction.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, posted Feb 7, 2019)
This is part two of a two-part series. See part one here.
Economic power is—and always has been—the foundation of political power. Those who control the peoples’ means of living rule.
In a […]
The founders of the United States have the society they wanted—one that keeps people like them in power.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, posted Feb 1, 2019)
This is part one of a two-part series. See part two here.
We grow up in the United States proud of our nation’s […]
November 2013
Dear Friends,
The transition to a New Economy is gaining momentum! It’s an exiciting time to be part of this movement, with more and more people engaged in conversations about the Sacred Earth Community story, new coalitions and grassroots initiatives gaining traction, and signs of growing public awareness.
David is eager to connect with our Bay […]
June 2013
Dear Friends,
The movement toward a Sacred Earth Community is growing! We’re excited to invite you to three special events this month (two online) about spirit, story, and conversation. Each is a result of a collaboration among faith and spiritual communities, framed by David’s recent essay for YES! Magazine, “Religion, Science, and Spirit: […]
August 16, 2012
Dear Friends,
First – the breaking news about America’s Deficit Attention Disorder. It’s not a typo – it’s David’s latest blog post for YES! Magazine. He takes on the financial deficit that monopolizes the political debate and the upside-down American priorities that put money, corporate interests, and property rights above the needs […]
| TONIGHT, David will be wearing his board-chair-of-YES!-Magazine hat at the second annual Celebration of People Power at Seattle Town Hall, with best-selling authors Alice Walker (The Color Purple), Frances Moore Lappé (Diet for a Small Planet), Hawaiian musician Makana, Fran Korten and the […] |
