Economic Democracy


Economic Democracy

Southeast Regional Economic Justice Network

Green America

Progressive Economic Justice Network

Center for Economic & Social Justice

Economic Policy Institute

High Plains Institute

National Center for Law and Economic Justice

Dollars & Sense

Fifty Years is Enough: US Network for Global Economic Justice

National Priorities

Center for Popular Economics

Center for Budget & Policy Priorities

Robert Reich, Economist

Joseph Stiglitz, Economist


Events, Issues, Announcements



FDR plan for 2nd Bill of Rights included health care
Michael Moore's film *Capitalism - A Love Story* reveals that FDR planned for health care for all and more. This is news to most of us!
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*Nation suffers from skewed morality,* says letter writer
Powerful statement from Key West -- you might want to share this.
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Why were we banned from Cuban concert?
Havana concert, more than a million people, but USA wouldn't let us attend, or even hear a recording of it. Another super letter from keysnews.com
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Hondurans persist, build anti-coup protests despite lack of int
Historic movement building in Honduras, peaceful marchers suffer violent repression, assaults, illegal detentions. See Real News Network video.
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Florida Foreclosure Prevention / ACORN Offices
Broward, Miami and Orlando ACORN office contact info; and Florida Foreclosure Prevention.
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Understanding the Intensity Behind Health Care Reform
Health Care for all, Yeah and all the people were happy and slept better that night. GVW 14
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A reality check on taxes and success in the U.S.A.
Sunday Money op-ed by Cornell University economist Robert H. Frank details some realities of financial success, including the great good fortune of being born in a country with fantastic infrastructure and legal system funded by ... gasp ... taxes!
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Is Economic Justice Possible? March 30, 2009
The pool of people for whom perceived economic justice exists gets smaller every day. One half of the people that file bankruptcy do so because of.... GVW13
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What is Green Economics?
The real economy -- that deals with real work, people, and natural resources, not phony profit-driven scams.
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Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
Alternative to the Chamber of Commerce, which is increasingly anti-citizen, pro-corporate control.
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Wall Street Watch -- check out this group!
The financial sector invested more than $5 billion in political influence purchasing in Washington over the past decade, with as many as 3,000 lobbyists winning deregulation and other policy decisions that led directly to the current financial collapse, a
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Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 or the TRADE Act of 2008.
For the past thirty years, we the citizens had lost confidence that trade agreements were concerned with ordinary citizens or the nation's welfare economically and societally. We claim the basic foundation and primary purpose.. GVW12
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The Importance of Activism, Paying Attention
Scary but truth ringing article says the economic crisis could plunge the U.S. into a long period of social instability. Our democracy is in peril; the threat of totalitarianism is real. What to do? Resist the insidious corporate takeover.
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Barney Frank, "The world is Complex."
because the nature of the economic crisis and credit default swaps are so complicated the Federal Reserve Board should be the regulators. Hum....GVW11
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Florida growth clearly not sustainable -- now what?
Growth didn't pay for itself. Irresponsible Florida legislature avoids needed restructuring of tax system, as economists say is necessary.
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The New Company Town, Post Modern Transnational class and the Bailout 1/03/09
The emergence of the Transnational Capitalist Class and the possible function of the bailout, the creation of The New Company Town, The USA. GVW10
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Another Perspective on the bail out November 25, 2008
In November of the year 2000 Democracy was assassinated and a foreign nation invaded the United States. Foreign in that it is a nation not bound by the rule of law and the principles of democracy.GVW9
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Don't Surrender Our Country September 24, 2008
Economic democracy and Transnational Class Coup, Under Paulson's new powers, if congress shall grant them he will be sole arbiter in the decision making process restructuring the economic system that spans nations. GVW8
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Defense spending and the Transnational State September 10, 2008
"If America loses this war," said Secretary of the Interior [Harold] Ickes, June 26, 1941, "it can thank the Aluminum Corporation of America." GVW7
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Signs, Symbols, Road Posts, and Presidents August 26, 2008
to identify a society's shifting away from developing economic democracy is to determine if the nation's legislation, trade agreements, and treaties with other nations/corporations..GVW6
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Transnational Politicians Thursday August 14, 2008
The process of naming is an important aspect of human evolution, the formation of language, culture and understanding the world in which we live. GVW 5
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Economic democracy requires a well-boundaried system
Economic democracy requires a well-boundaried system, not a closed system, The Klingons seem to be closer to the truth in cross-cultural engagement. GVW 4
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case studies
two current events-- one in the small Indian village of Plachimada and the other in the small village of Santo Domingo Ixcatlan, in Oaxaca, Mexico. GVW 3
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Principle number One: Digging to the Roots
Economic Democracy Principles 1.digging to the roots GVW 2
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