Gar Alperovitz Podcast – Gar Alperovitz

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Historian, political economist, activist, writer

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  1. 09/29/2014

    Podcast: Conversation with David Harvey on Capitalism

    TeleSUR English’s “The Laura Flanders Show” hosted a conversation with economic theorists Gar Alperovitz and David Harvey on what is to be done about wealth inequality and capitalism, and efforts currently underway to move beyond them. Listen now: Download this segment [Subscribe on iTunes * Podcast link]

  2. 05/22/2014

    Podcast: Interview with Disorderly Conduct’s Jesse Myerson

    Alexis Goldstein and Jesse Myerson host “Disorderly Conduct,” a podcast dedicated to making economic and financial news accessible. Gar Alperovitz spoke with Myerson for the program’s April 29 edition about the features of an alternative to capitalism: the Pluralist Commonwealth. Listen now: Download this segment [Subscribe on iTunes * Podcast link]

  3. 02/06/2014

    Part 2 of my conversation with Peter Buffett: “If you don’t have a way to speak to ordinary Americans, you’re not in the game.”

    Picking up where the short introductory excerpt left off, this next segment from our long conversation finds Peter Buffett and myself discussing the influence that growing up Midwestern had on both of us, and how these early experiences of community have shaped—for the better (we hope)!—the way we each try to talk about systemic challenges […]

  4. 01/14/2014

    A preview of my conversation with Peter Buffett

    The following segment is an excerpt and preview of a conversation that took place between myself and Peter Buffett: composer, chairman of the NOVO Foundation, and son of investor Warren Buffett. Peter’s op-ed last year in the New York Times on the “charitable industrial complex”—retweeted over 8000 times and liked and shared by over a […]

  5. 10/28/2013

    Bioneers Radio (with Ted Howard)

    The good folks at Bioneers Radio recently put together this great short program featuring myself and my Democracy Collaborative colleague Ted Howard: A Parade of Dwarves: Democratizing Wealth for a New Economy GAR ALPEROVITZ and TED HOWARD

  6. 08/06/2013

    Podcast: Left Forum 2013

    In June at Pace University in New York City, I participated in a number of panels, two of which are available as podcasts. The first panel was an exchange with my friend and colleague, Marxian economist Richard Wolff, regarding workplace democracy and democratic ownership. Download this segment Introduction – Maliha Safri 7:00 – Opening statements […]

  7. 05/08/2013

    Podcast: Interview with The Progressive’s Matthew Rothschild

    In this wide-ranging May 6th interview with Gar Alperovitz, Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive magazine and host of Progressive Radio, spent a half hour exploring themes of the new book, What Then Must We Do? Listen now: Download this segment [Subscribe on iTunes * Podcast link]

  8. 05/03/2013

    Podcast: Interview with Doug Cunningham of The People’s Mic Wisconsin

    On April 17, Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative hosted a talk for What Then Must We Do? in Madison, Wisconsin. Earlier that day, Doug Cunningham, host of The People’s Mic program, invited Gar Alperovitz to speak about some of the themes of the book on the air for Madison’s own Workers Independent News, FM 92.1. Listen now: Download this segment […]

  9. 11/21/2012

    Podcast: How System Change Can Come To America with Gus Speth

    On September 19, 2012, the New Economy Working Group hosted a discussion and question-and-answer period regarding the possibilities of introducing system change in the context of the United States. Featuring Gar Alperovitz and James “Gus” Speth, formerly a presidential advisor, Administrator of the United Nations Development Program and dean of Yale Forestry School, the discussion was moderated by John Cavanagh, […]

  10. 11/05/2012

    Podcast: Discussing movement building with Matthew Roschild

    Matthew Roschild, the editor of The Progressive magazine and host of Progressive Radio, invited me on to the program to discuss capitalism, social movements, and the intersection of activism and politics. Listen now: Download this segment [Subscribe on iTunes * Podcast link]

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