I think one of the most important skills of a local organizer of a local economy is an ability to put on a terrific street party.

It will take some time before a politician will capture the imagination of the American people and have the vision and understanding to do what is necessary for a better future for the people of America and the world.

We can have democracy and a prosperous, just, and sustainable human future. Or we can have corporate rule. We cannot have both.

If you look at the US economy over the last 15-20 years wages have been stagnating or even declining.

There was a time in the United States when most of our financial institutions were local. Which essentially meant that local communities were able to create their own credit, or their own money, in response to their own needs. We still depended on banks, but it was a much more democratic process.

Global competition is about winners and losers.

Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society.