If you think it's undemocratic that a US president can be banned from Facebook and Twitter, think about the undemocratic monopolistic power Facebook and Twitter have to begin with, and let's consider options for public control. thenextsystem.org/learn/stories/…

ICYMI Eli Pariser | @[email protected] and Danielle Allen call for "digital public infrastructure" to counter the profit-driven polarization of social media platforms. (Go deeper by reading the data and platforms report at thenextsystem.org.) politico.com/news/agenda/20…

Now is time to talk "changing the system." Join Sustainability Curriculum Consortium webinar on Monday with The New Systems Reader editor Gus Speth and The New Systems Reader Guide author Thad Williamson. Register: bit.ly/2L445Vp

Today Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley builds on Martin & Coretta Scott King’s dream of full employment with her resolution to establish a Federal #JobGuarantee. We can choose to not leave millions of Americans unemployed. democracycollaborative.org/learn/blogpost…

Watch this powerful video launching "The Next System and the Academy" at George Mason U featuring @BenManski and such leaders as Rep. Mark Pocan Gar Alperovitz Kali Akuno and others. Education for a new economy youtu.be/_tKoPnpU4r4

How to have equitable and just urban revitalization: Take a deep dive into #Prestonomics with Matthew Brown, Tony Greenham and Antonia Jennings. Wealth for workers and communities, not for superyacht buyers #communitywealthbuilding cheerfulpodcast.com/rtbc-episodes/…

The successful city of the future is cooperative and democratic by design. Join Sarah McKlnley in a global exploration of broad and plural models of ownership in our cities — key to equitable and just urban revival citiesforchange.org/conferences/ci…

Exciting discussion coming up with Rhian E. Jones, Joe Cullinane, Paul Dennett, Matthew Brown, Janette Williamson on how to do #CommunityWealthBuilding right. Get registered now.

TODAY: Now that #Juneteenth is a national holiday, can we now move from commemorations to #reparations? Join the discussion at Noon Eastern today. #ReparativeJustice bit.ly/3v9k7OU

Pandemic inequities followed by an inequitable recovery? We'll confront that at #SASE2021: Ted Howard on July 2 will call for "The Making of a Democratic Economy." Learn more: sase.confex.com/sase/2021/meet…

When we launched Next System Project in 2015, our contention that we face a crisis of the system not just local political or economic difficulties was a bold and provocative one; it’s now widely accepted in the halls of power, domestically and internationally. thenextsystem.org/download-the-n…

The New Economy Roundup is out: This week, we're talking about climate migration and the solidarity economy, community-controlled housing in NYC, solidarity with Palestine and more! 🌱 bit.ly/3wdxoGF

Laura Flanders / GONE TO BLUESKY is with Dana Brown, Director of Next System Project at the Democracy Collaborative. Dana, like Laura, has traveled to Morgantown, WV to understand the local & national impacts of offshoring drug manufacturing.

Happening at noon Eastern today:

What's going on in Morgantown, #WV? And why should the rest of the country have all eyes here? Dana Brown from Next System Project/Democracy Collaborative breaks down the importance of this massive shutdown & offshoring operation by Viatris, & how President Donald J. Trump can help: bit.ly/3zozPbe

ICYMI, watch this segment of that discussion between John McDonnell and Sen. Bernie Sanders about #CommunityWealthBuilding successes in Burlington, Vt. when Sanders was mayor and in Preston, England.

Interested in learning how system change and transition to a socially just and environmentally sustainable political economy is possible? Sign up for this online #CoopCommonwealth2022 course offering tools for building a new economy. synergiainstitute.org/2022-mooc-info…