“Finding ways to organize work in which people are not locked into unequal power relationships is very important. Having said that, it's not easily done, and it's complicated.” PeopleWaySaidImportantDoneFindingsComplicatedLockedOrganizePower Relationships Author:Gar Alperovitz
“The reality of the world we live in is that people sometimes aren't interested in many circumstances; no matter how much young radicals yell at them, that isn't what they want to do right now.” PeopleWorldWantSometimesMatterRealityYoungCircumstancesRight NowRadical Author:Gar Alperovitz
“We need to learn to listen to what the people need and want and not try to impose on them a whole schema that they may not. This is historically difficult stuff: how do we balance the project of raising consciousness, advancing a vision of utopia, with the real and honest engagement in real-world experiments?” PeopleWorldWantNeedsTryingMayRealWholeStuffDifficultConsciousnessVisionHonestBalanceProjectsExperimentsReal WorldEngagementUtopiaAdvancingNeeds And WantsSchemas Author:Gar Alperovitz
“The top 400 people own more wealth now than the bottom 185 million Americans taken together. That is a medieval structure.” PeopleTogetherWealthMillionsTakenStructureBottomMedieval Author:Gar Alperovitz