By Ravi Logan When the United States Constitution was drafted by America’s Founding Fathers at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, George Mason, the influential delegate from the state of Virginia, was one of only three delegates who refused … Continue reading
By Ravi Logan Those Americans who watch MSNBC news shows, or John Stewart’s Daily Show, have seen spliced together video clips of Republican political leaders commenting on the major policy issue of the day. It is not the content of their message … Continue reading
By Ac. Dhanjoo N. Ghista This paper offers guidelines for: Grassroots cooperative economic development Socio-economic democratic governance system Neo-global order, comprising of functionally-sustainable communities, self-reliant economic zones, regional federations, and world government. Need for a Neo World Order The current world … Continue reading
By Ronald Logan Humans organize themselves in social aggregates to meet their collective needs and express their collective potentials. These social units have evolved in size and nature over the course of human existence, going from bands, to tribes, to … Continue reading
Dada Vedaprajinananda During the last century people were stirred by slogans such as “making the world safe for democracy” and by demands for “self-determination.” As a result, presently most of the countries of the world now have political democracies and … Continue reading
What is PROUT’s concept of economic democracy? Sarkar writes: “In all countries where democracy is in vogue today, people have been deceived into believing that there is no better system than political democracy. Political democracy has no doubt granted voting … Continue reading
PROUT suggests we exchange the idea of pervasive private ownership for stewardship and an absolute right to utilization. Trond Overland Imagine a society where people run most things together. Utopian, you say? Well, it would not be so different from … Continue reading
PROUT says the economy should be controlled by local people. But the art of running businesses successfully and the science of economics require particular skills and expertise; how can we expect “local people” to manage it? “Localisation” is a popular … Continue reading
By Roar Bjonnes (2003) – From a political and moral perspective, the US-led war against Iraq was an unjust war. While military force against a brutal tyrant like Saddam Hussain may be justified, it should always be a last resort, … Continue reading
P.R. Sarkar Nature has been kind enough to provide abundant natural resources to every region of this earth, but she has not given the guidelines on how to distribute these resources among the members of society. This duty has been … Continue reading
P.R. Sarkar Political democracy cannot fulfil the hopes and aspirations of people or provide the basis for constructing a strong and healthy human society. For this, the only solution is to establish economic democracy. The first requirement for economic democracy … Continue reading
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