Conversations

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Latest from Braintrust:

Peter Victor Questions the Accepted Economic Wisdom with an Alernative to the GDP Growth Model

Peter Victor–eminent ecological economist, winner of the Canadian Council for the Arts' prestigious Molson Award, and author of Managing Without Growth–talks with Capital Institute about how we must reframe our economic discussions to focus on managing material and energy flows rather than GDP growth. Read more

Responding to Occupy Wall Street

Capital Institute is working to develop a response to the "Occupy Wall Street" movement with a set of clearly delineated goals for the transition of our financial system to serve a more just and resilient economy. We welcome your input. Read more

This Week at Capital Institute

Talking about the Future of Manufacturing with Mike Locker

The Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance initiative and the organization that catalyzed it, the Center for Labor and Community Research, will be the subject of our next Field Guide to Investing in a Resilient Economy. After having been written off as a declining, noncompetitive sector, manufacturing is now rising on the radar screens of policymakers, social justice advocates, and a new breed of environmentalists who see it as both a catalyst for economic revival in America and as offering the solution to many of our ecological and societal ills. Read more