One Hopeful Thing About the Brexit Electoral Rebellion
Maybe now we can renegotiate the corporate boundaries and interests that overtook those of communities.
(Originally published by YES! Magazine, Jun 29, 2016)
I’m Sticking With Sanders – And Voting for Clinton
Bernie Sanders has the best policies. But Hillary Clinton has the chops to advance a progressive agenda—if we make her.
(Originally published by YES! Magazine, Jun 15, 2016)
What If Trade Agreements Helped People, Not Corporations?
Current trade agreements have been of, by, and for transnational corporations. Growing opposition gives us the opportunity to change that in our next-generation agreements.
(Originally published by YES! Magazine, Jun 1, 2016)
With More Americans Going Far Left (and Right), an Anti-Corporate Agenda Takes Shape
Voters hit hardest by free-trade economics are rebelling against the status quo. We can use that energy to build a powerful, grassroots movement for democracy.
(Originally published by YES! Magazine, May 18, 2016)
Why the Economy Should Stop Growing – and Just Grow Up
“How do we grow the economy?” is an obsolete question. Local initiatives across the world are looking for maturity instead as they rebuild caring, place-based communities and economies.
(Originally published by YES! Magazine, May 4, 2016)
This Earth Day, Listen Up: Mother Earth Is Calling Us Back
Those of us who succumbed to the false promises of Western consumerism at great cost to the planet and to ourselves are Earth’s prodigal children now returning home.
(Originally published by YES! Magazine, Apr 20, 2016)
We Can Have a Living Earth Economy – But It Won’t Be Easy
Humanity has been acting like a willful child, demanding everything and leaving messes everywhere. It is time for our species to take the step to maturity, to acknowledge that care and cooperation are key to happiness—and even survival.
(Originally published by YES! Magazine, April 19, 2016)
Capitalism or Socialism? There’s An Even Better Option
Bernie Sanders’ popular campaign suggests that many Americans aren't afraid of socialism anymore. But real democracy is an even better alternative to capitalism.
(Originally published by YES! Magazine, Apr 6, 2016)
Obama’s Push for Corporate Rule: A Moment of Opportunity
Call it populism versus corporatism or democracy versus corporate rule. Either way, it is a far more meaningful political division than the current division between two big-government political parties debating big versus small.
By David Korten
Published by YES! Magazine, June 25, 2015
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