The next best thing to having distinguished historian and political economist Gar Alperovitz come to Hilo in person is seeing his new film, “The Next American Revolution: Beyond Corporate Capitalism &State Socialism.” ADVERTISING The next best thing to having distinguished
The next best thing to having distinguished historian and political economist Gar Alperovitz come to Hilo in person is seeing his new film, “The Next American Revolution: Beyond Corporate Capitalism &State Socialism.”
Professor Alperovitz describes efforts already underway in thousands of communities across the U.S., from co-ops and community and trusts to municipal, state, and federal initiatives that promote entrepreneurship and sustainability. He presents a commonsense road map for building a system more in sync with American values, and a strategy for the type of transformative change that can lead America from decline to rebirth.
Alperovitz looks at the growth of employee-owned companies (which now have 10 million members) and the 130 million members of co-ops and credit unions, and sees potential to democratize decision-making. The film offers a strategy for the possibility of positive change.
“The Next American Revolution: Beyond Corporate Capitalism and State Socialism” will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Room UCB 100, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo.
The screening is free.
