---------- Forwarded message --------- From: The Next System Project <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 6:01 PM Subject: The Seeds of Socialism In Your Home Town To: <[email protected]> Public ownership in the US already offers a broad foundation for a new system, Thomas Hanna writes. See what else is "Next New." The latest from The Next System Project *The Public Ownership Solution* <https://thenextsystem.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e51d2c7d40bc9992285e71110&id=8d5de7ad06&e=8155f3738d> Research Director Thomas Hanna's latest essay in *Jacobin* declares that "there’s more of a basis for constructing socialism in the US than one might suspect." Public ownership is far more prevalent than most people realize, and Hanna—drawing from his newly released book, *Our Common Wealth* <https://thenextsystem.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e51d2c7d40bc9992285e71110&id=c489df81dd&e=8155f3738d>—explains why creating more of these institutions and making them more democratic is a prerequisite for building a more democratic and socially just society. Read more... <https://thenextsystem.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e51d2c7d40bc9992285e71110&id=64c7ad3d3e&e=8155f3738d> *THE NEXT SYSTEM PODCAST* *"Green New Deal" and a Green New Economy* <https://thenextsystem.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e51d2c7d40bc9992285e71110&id=80fe067a60&e=8155f3738d> There's more at stake in the fight for a "Green New Deal" than protecting the planet from the worst consequences of fossil-fuel-induced climate change. In this edition of The Next System Podcast, The Democracy Collaborative's own Johanna Bozuwa, the Sierra Club's Anthony Torres, and Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Evan Weber explore the economic and social transformations that must be a part of a Green New Deal and the obstacles standing in the way. Listen... <https://thenextsystem.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e51d2c7d40bc9992285e71110&id=12b300b6ec&e=8155f3738d> *ELEMENTS OF THE DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY* *Employee Stock Ownership Plans* <https://thenextsystem.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e51d2c7d40bc9992285e71110&id=d0edad0f69&e=8155f3738d> Our latest entry in the "Elements of the Democratic Economy" series explores how employee stock ownership plans fit into the goal of creating a more democratic workplace. Already, more than 10 million people work in companies that have ESOPs, and the retirement "silver tsunami" now hitting Baby Boomer business owners opens an opportunity to add millions more to the mix. 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