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Alaska Bolstered Its Economy and Curbed Inequality—By Paying Everyone Thousands in Oil Dividends Every Year

After 30 years, the practice of paying every resident—including children—at least $1,000 has made Alaska one of the least unequal states in America. Here's what the rest of us can learn.

Peter Barnes | Feb 3, 2015

Sustainable food and farming

What White People Can Do for Food Justice

Creator of Master Cooks Corps train-the-trainer program Chef Nadine Nelson says White people in the food movement should ask themselves: What are you doing to hold yourself accountable to people of color?

Zenobia Jeffries Warfield | Jan 24, 2015

Jobs

How the U.S. Government Could End the Student Debt Crisis Today

Instead of loaning students money, the federal government could just pay for their tuition, without causing any significant economic problems.

Raúl Carrillo | Nov 13, 2014

Welcome to the Spanish Town Where People Come Before Profit

The town of Marinaleda, often called Spain's "communist utopia," is proof that an economy built on mutual aid is possible.

Jen Wilton, Liam Barrington-Bush | Jul 17, 2014

Dad and Kids at Beach photo by Shutterstock

Learning From Debt: How It Strengthened My Dreams and Brought My Family Closer

The experience of debt can guide us toward different ways of living—like having extended generations share a household—that are both cheaper and more fulfilling.

Shannon Hayes | Jul 3, 2014

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Local economies

“Black Women’s Blueprint” Helps Low-Income Women Get By—Through Bartering

Farah Tanis learned that, of the women in poverty she worked with, 9 out of 10 had experienced violence—so she started a bartering network to help them survive.

Laura Flanders | May 31, 2014

Citizens United

Our Economy Wants You to Be In Debt—5 Things You Can Do to Take Charge

We pored through a debt-resistance manual created by former Occupiers to bring you these practical tips.

Liz Pleasant | May 22, 2014

In Rural Kansas, an Experiment Makes Hitchhiking Safe Again

The people behind the project borrowed some tricks from ride-sharing apps like Lyft, but tweaked the details so the rides are free.

Jennifer O'Brien | Apr 23, 2014

Artist’s Dollar-Bill Collages Question the Meaning of Money

"Anarchists are certain I'm an anarchist because I cut up a favorite tool of the oppressor," artist Mark Wagner says. "Capitalists think I'm a capitalist because I revel in it."

Nov 16, 2013

Brand New From Annie Leonard: The Story of Solutions

The final film in the “Story of Stuff” series asks, What if the goal of our economy wasn’t more, but better—better health, better jobs, and a better chance to survive on the planet?

Annie Leonard | Oct 2, 2013

Bitcoin’s Growing Influence: How Peer-to-Peer Currencies Are Taking Off

The decentralization and bank-free nature of this digital currency is enjoying wider acceptance. Meanwhile, governments are beginning to borrow from its ideas.

Sep 21, 2013

It’s a “Story Problem”: What’s Behind Our Messed-Up Economy

The peoples of earlier times prospered from the guidance of simple stories that offered answers to their deepest questions. We need those now more than ever.

David Korten | Jul 19, 2013

Local economies

The Bright Side of the Money Crisis

Is this “the most exciting time to be alive in human history”? The economists and scientists interviewed in this film think so, and the reasons are all about the chance to create a more fair and sustainable global economy.

May 7, 2013

Cooperatives | Local economies | Sustainable food and farming

What India Taught Me About How to End Hunger

Back in the ’60s, Frances Moore Lappé realized that hunger is caused by a scarcity of democracy, not food. Then, a collective of courageous women farmers showed her how to change that.

Frances Moore Lappé | Jan 26, 2013