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This article draws from his newly released book, The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community. Go to www.yesmagazine.org/greatturning for book excerpts, related articles, David's talks, and resources for action.
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Saturday, February 9, 2019
Capitalism vs. Socialism Is a False Choice The political and economic democracy we seek cannot be easily characterized as either capitalist or socialist. It is a system of substantially self-reliant local economies composed of locally owned enterprises and community-secured safety nets with responsibilities shared by families, charities, and governments. Such a system facilitates self-organizing to create healthy, happy, and productive communities.
Saturday, February 9, 2019Capitalism vs. Socialism Is a False Choice The political and economic democracy we seek cannot be easily characterized as either capitalist or socialist. It is a system of substantially self-reliant local economies composed of locally owned enterprises and community-secured safety nets with responsibilities shared by families, charities, and governments. Such a system facilitates self-organizing to create healthy, happy, and productive communities.
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Sunday, September 23, 2018
How the Economy Affects Our Mental Health so much of what currently ails us can be traced to the ongoing global process of commodification, monetization, corporatization, and the increasing trend of machines, robots, and artificial intelligence replacing people in jobs ranging from manufacturing to customer service. All this is separating us from one another and from nature so that billionaires can grow their fortunes. The consequences are devastating.
Sunday, September 23, 2018How the Economy Affects Our Mental Health so much of what currently ails us can be traced to the ongoing global process of commodification, monetization, corporatization, and the increasing trend of machines, robots, and artificial intelligence replacing people in jobs ranging from manufacturing to customer service. All this is separating us from one another and from nature so that billionaires can grow their fortunes. The consequences are devastating.
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Sunday, April 2, 2017
The Superrich Have Profited From a Broken System--And Their Money Alone Won't Fix It Hope for the human future lies with the spreading realization that hope for any of us depends on our acting together as a global community to:
Sunday, April 2, 2017The Superrich Have Profited From a Broken System--And Their Money Alone Won't Fix It Hope for the human future lies with the spreading realization that hope for any of us depends on our acting together as a global community to:
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Do Corporations Really Need More Rights? Why Fast Track for the TPP Is a Bad Idea We can have democracy and a prosperous, just, and sustainable human future. Or we can have corporate rule. We cannot have both.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015Do Corporations Really Need More Rights? Why Fast Track for the TPP Is a Bad Idea We can have democracy and a prosperous, just, and sustainable human future. Or we can have corporate rule. We cannot have both.
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Saturday, December 7, 2013
Mandela's Spirit of Forgiveness Those in Mandela's circle were united in their compassion for the architects of the Apartheid system.
Saturday, December 7, 2013Mandela's Spirit of Forgiveness Those in Mandela's circle were united in their compassion for the architects of the Apartheid system.
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Rio+20: A Defining Choice How can we create an economy that serves the health and well-being of both people and the planet? Follow the Earth's lead.
Monday, June 18, 2012Rio+20: A Defining Choice How can we create an economy that serves the health and well-being of both people and the planet? Follow the Earth's lead.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
How the Left and Right Can Unite If we'd stop tearing each other apart, we might see an opportunity to win back our democracy from the rich and powerful.
Friday, July 22, 2011How the Left and Right Can Unite 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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Sunday, June 5, 2011
But What About My 401 K? Can anyone survive in this world without basic financial services? Is the ONLY real purpose of mortgages to enrich bankers? Is insurance a scam to loot the gullible? Is the possibility of retirement a sick joke?
Sunday, June 5, 2011But What About My 401 K? Can anyone survive in this world without basic financial services? Is the ONLY real purpose of mortgages to enrich bankers? Is insurance a scam to loot the gullible? Is the possibility of retirement a sick joke?
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Saturday, April 2, 2011
The End of Empire Wall Street's abuse of power has so eroded the economic, social, and environmental foundations of its own existence that its fate is sealed. Ours need not be. The choice is ours.
Saturday, April 2, 2011The End of Empire Wall Street's abuse of power has so eroded the economic, social, and environmental foundations of its own existence that its fate is sealed. Ours need not be. The choice is ours.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Microcredit: --The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Unraveling the confusion behind microcredit: how some models help alleviate poverty, while others exploit the poor to make the rich richer. For more than twenty years, microcredit has been widely heralded as the remedy for world poverty. Recent news stories, however, have sullied microcredit's glowing reputation with reports on scandals, exorbitant compensation to managers, skyrocketing interest rates, & aggressive marketing.
Thursday, January 20, 2011Microcredit: --The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Unraveling the confusion behind microcredit: how some models help alleviate poverty, while others exploit the poor to make the rich richer. For more than twenty years, microcredit has been widely heralded as the remedy for world poverty. Recent news stories, however, have sullied microcredit's glowing reputation with reports on scandals, exorbitant compensation to managers, skyrocketing interest rates, & aggressive marketing.
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Friday, January 7, 2011
The New Economy; The Missing Vision This is the first of a series of blogs based on excerpts adapted from the 2nd edition of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth. I wrote Agenda to spur a national conversation on economic policy issues and options that are otherwise largely ignored. This blog series is intended to contribute to that conversation. --DK
Friday, January 7, 2011The New Economy; The Missing Vision This is the first of a series of blogs based on excerpts adapted from the 2nd edition of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth. I wrote Agenda to spur a national conversation on economic policy issues and options that are otherwise largely ignored. This blog series is intended to contribute to that conversation. --DK
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The Big Picture: 5 Ways to Know if You're Making a Difference David Korten's newly revised & expanded 2nd edition of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth, outlines an agenda to create a new kind of economy: locally-based, community oriented, and devoted to creating a better life for all. In this special pre-publication excerpt Korten explains how to tell if your actions are helping to build the new economy that "must be lived into being from the bottom up
Tuesday, June 22, 2010The Big Picture: 5 Ways to Know if You're Making a Difference David Korten's newly revised & expanded 2nd edition of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth, outlines an agenda to create a new kind of economy: locally-based, community oriented, and devoted to creating a better life for all. In this special pre-publication excerpt Korten explains how to tell if your actions are helping to build the new economy that "must be lived into being from the bottom up
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Friday, February 12, 2010
The New Economy Challenge: Implications for Higher Education A new economy requires a new approach to education. David Korten discusses how we can rethink our goals, reskill ourselves, and teach Spaceship Management 101. On January 29, 2010, David Korten addressed the Education for Sustainable Development Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. His remarks follow.
Friday, February 12, 2010The New Economy Challenge: Implications for Higher Education A new economy requires a new approach to education. David Korten discusses how we can rethink our goals, reskill ourselves, and teach Spaceship Management 101. On January 29, 2010, David Korten addressed the Education for Sustainable Development Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. His remarks follow.
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
Who Really Crashed the Economy? With Van Jones as a surrogate for Obama, the right wing slime machine takes down a good man. Is Wall Street or muck-meister Beck the real source of the decay eating away at America?
Saturday, September 19, 2009Who Really Crashed the Economy? With Van Jones as a surrogate for Obama, the right wing slime machine takes down a good man. Is Wall Street or muck-meister Beck the real source of the decay eating away at America?
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Monday, January 19, 2009
The Speech President Obama Should Deliver"¦ But Won't David Korten's new book Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth outlines an agenda to bring into being a new economy-locally based, community oriented, and devoted to creating a better life for all, not simply increasing profits. In this special pre-publication excerpt, Korten summarizes his version of the economic address to the nation he wishes Barack Obama were able to deliver.
Monday, January 19, 2009The Speech President Obama Should Deliver"¦ But Won't David Korten's new book Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth outlines an agenda to bring into being a new economy-locally based, community oriented, and devoted to creating a better life for all, not simply increasing profits. In this special pre-publication excerpt, Korten summarizes his version of the economic address to the nation he wishes Barack Obama were able to deliver.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Main Street Before Wall Street Why spend public money to prop up the predatory system on Wall Street? How about making whole the pensioners, home owners, and credit card holders the system victimized?
Wednesday, September 24, 2008Main Street Before Wall Street Why spend public money to prop up the predatory system on Wall Street? How about making whole the pensioners, home owners, and credit card holders the system victimized?
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Monday, August 14, 2006
The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community By what name will future generations know our time? Will they speak in anger and frustration of the time of the Great Unraveling, when profligate consumption exceeded Earth's capacity ...? Or will they look back in joyful celebration on the time of the Great Turning...
Monday, August 14, 2006The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community By what name will future generations know our time? Will they speak in anger and frustration of the time of the Great Unraveling, when profligate consumption exceeded Earth's capacity ...? Or will they look back in joyful celebration on the time of the Great Turning...
