Society

What Can I, We, Do?

Historical Patterns of Change and the Possibility of Optimistic Agency. By: Sohail Inayatullah. Optimism is hard to maintain in many societies today, especially when the future envisioned in the 1960s – what the macrohistorian Immanuel Wallerstein calls “the social revolutions of the 60s” – of a green, gender-equitable, peaceful, and progressive society, seems to be facing a major setback. Theories from thinkers like Sarkar provide insight into these patterns. He argued that the end of the capitalist era can be observed through multiple signs: extreme exploitation, growing inequality, and the rise of the billionaire class.

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Solving the Inequality Gap: Progressive Taxation or Economic Democracy

Since the late 1970s through 2020, writes Shontell, “compensation for chief executives rose 1,322 percent.” During that same period, however, annual worker compensation only rose by a paltry 18 percent. At the end of her editorial, Shontell asks: “Is [this] capitalism at its best? Or a bubble that’s finally ready to burst?”

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Modinomics: Corporatization Amidst Religious Tensions in India.

By Shriraksha Mohan India is a pluralistic society with a long history of coexistence among people of various languages, customs, traditions and religions. “Unity in Diversity” is a time-honored value

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Technology or Digital Fiefdom?

Economic systems have constantly evolved, and have been influenced by human needs, socio-cultural norms, historical events, and technological innovations of their time. In the 21st century, tremendous innovations in digital technologies

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War, Geo-Sentiment, and the Future of Human Civilization

By Nina Shapiro
As Proutists, we must embrace humanitarian approaches to social justice for all beings, to protect and defend the innocent and the vulnerable, and to focus on our commonality rather than our differences. We are one human family and we must embrace this wholeheartedly in order to survive, to move together into a preferred future and to evolve as a species.

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Elon Musk: The Ugly Tip of a Giant Iceberg

By Dada Vedaprajinananda To see this article as a video with the Author – Dada Vedaprajinananda Click here An August 21, 2023, article in The New Yorker magazine by Ronan

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Production for Consumption Not Profit

The Progressive Utilization Theory or Prout is an alternative, holistic socio-economic system to replace the failing capitalist model of economy. With an emphasis on rational utilization and equitable distribution of

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Housing and Prout

In a Proutist society, local and state agencies will establish a system of “no persons or families left behind” in terms of housing, reflecting the fundamental spirit of moving together as one human society. Community land trusts, housing cooperatives, or direct public investment in housing may be among the approaches used.

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The Ukrainian War, Strategic Interests and Monetary Systems

The invasion of Ukraine, the indiscriminate destruction of civilian infrastructure, and the killing of innocent people are evil acts deserving of our unreserved condemnation. The fact that other powers, such as the United States, have engaged in similar actions at various times is no mitigating circumstance.

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On Prisons & The Justice System

The U.S. locks up more people than any other country in the world. In 2017, U.S. federal and state prisons housed over 2 million people, or 1.6 percent of the adult population. The U.S. has five percent of the world’s population and has created 25 percent of the world’s prisoners.

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Microvita and the Corona Virus

With much of the world’s population in residential lockdown today, deeply thoughtful and concerned people throughout the world are wondering what has brought the world to this current disturbing state of affairs, and what are the immediate and the long-term solutions.

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“AmaZen” will not bring peace to Amazon’s workers and their communities

While initiatives like ‘AmaZen’ claim to cater to spiritual wellbeing of employees, Amazon’s online business model has left communities bereft of local self-reliance, ruptured human connections, and kept people away from finding meaningful work that pays livable wages.

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Prout Anchor Exercise

It is often difficult to judge whether different proposals and theories in government, social media, or corporate media are credible and deserving of our support. Prout’s focus is always on what is benevolent for humanity and the planet. For this reason, we suggest using the following eleven criteria as a tool to help evaluate the worthiness of real world proposals.

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The End of The Neoliberal Era

The possible decline of Neoliberalism stems from a number of factors. At the most practical level, neoliberalism has failed to produce the economic security that its adherents promised. This failure, in turn, has led to a deeper understanding of how markets actually work.

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An Open Letter to AOC

Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez,

We, the members of Prout Alliance, strongly support your work in the US Congress as a progressive leader and a fierce advocate for social and economic justice. We are inspired by your courage and eloquence in responding to the insults and hate speech from Mr. Yoho.

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Black Lives Matter

All Black lives in the past have mattered.
All Black lives matter now.
All Black lives will always matter.

Our country is facing a moment of reckoning.

We, at Prout Alliance, mourn the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks, and the countless individuals before them, who have had their lives cut short by racism and the violence it brings. A civilized society must not tolerate such acts of violence.

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The Prout Parliament Game

The Prout parliament game has four parts. Part 1 is an explanation of core Prout ideas in a futures context. Part 2 is a futures wheel process that develops the implications of key emerging issues. Part 3 is athe development of a checklist that is used to informed decision-making. And part 4…

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Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery — an extraordinarily lucrative illegal enterprise that is going on right now in small towns and big cities across the United States and around the globe. Although this is not part of the essential minimum requirements of Prout, strictly speaking, it goes to the core of economic and social justice and public safety for every community.

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Education

Among the basic necessities identified by Prout, education, is unique. Food, water, health care and shelter are required for survival. Without education, however, people may survive while their society stagnates or even degenerates. In a well-functioning educational system, individuals can both thrive and grow.

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Medical Care from the Prout Perspective

While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may be annulled during the Trump Administration, it is important to review why health care is necessary and what may happen without it. The United States continues to lag behind the rest of the developed world in its health care system, with outcomes ranging between 37th and 70th among nations in the world. This, in spite of the fact that America spends over 16% of its GDP on health care, far above what most other countries spend, usually 5-10%.

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Thriving People, Thriving Planet

Economic Liberation for All