Proutist Universal
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We are a global network of activists and thinkers inspired by the vision and approach of the Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT)
We want an economy that meets people's real needs, not one that stimulates unnecessary desires. #consumption #consumer #economy www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
We want an economy that meets people's real needs, not one that stimulates unnecessary desires. #consumption #consumer #economy www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
Latin Americans unite for equality and self-determination and against coercion. #LatinAmerica #equality #humanrights #colonialism progressive.international/wire/2026-01...
The San Carlos Declaration
The founding declaration of ‘Nuestra América’
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February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Latin Americans unite for equality and self-determination and against coercion. #LatinAmerica #equality #humanrights #colonialism progressive.international/wire/2026-01...
#universalism #socialjustice #humanity We love this fresh take on universalism. www.instagram.com/p/DUWAgswgGOa/
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February 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
#universalism #socialjustice #humanity We love this fresh take on universalism. www.instagram.com/p/DUWAgswgGOa/
What's the connection between music, culture and progressive change? Explore this latest artlcle on uplifting music and prout. prout.info/aesthetic-vi...
Aesthetic View Of Prout In Prabhat Samgiita
The philosophy of PROUT is also embedded in the form of 5018 songs he composed within a span of eight years (1982-1990) - a unique achievement in human history
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February 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
What's the connection between music, culture and progressive change? Explore this latest artlcle on uplifting music and prout. prout.info/aesthetic-vi...
Proutist Universal has a new substack! Economic Democracy Now focuses on the need for a fairer, more equitable economic system, and offers thoughts on how to create that. We hope to engage in dialog, and build momentum and movements. #economy #cooperatives open.substack.com/pub/economic...
An Economy that Works for Everybody
An Introduction to Economic Democracy and PROUT
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February 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Proutist Universal has a new substack! Economic Democracy Now focuses on the need for a fairer, more equitable economic system, and offers thoughts on how to create that. We hope to engage in dialog, and build momentum and movements. #economy #cooperatives open.substack.com/pub/economic...
Many people are thinking along these lines. Some good ideas here. Prout would emphasize a balanced, decentralized economy. #economy #resilience #ecology #change www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
A Primer For Paradigm Shift
There are near endless reasons to downsize to elevate our own value for what it means to be human. There are untold benefits to be gained when consumers become citizens. Paradigm shift starts at home ...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Many people are thinking along these lines. Some good ideas here. Prout would emphasize a balanced, decentralized economy. #economy #resilience #ecology #change www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
Embracing alternative ways of organizing, using and exchanging. Libraries of Things mean cooperating and sharing with your community instead of endless individualistic consumerism. #cooperatives #alternative #sharing www.shareable.net/programs/lib...
Library of Things
A Library of Things (LoT) is a community hub designed to share all kinds of stuff to build community and provide a low-cost, environmentally friendly way to meet our material needs.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Embracing alternative ways of organizing, using and exchanging. Libraries of Things mean cooperating and sharing with your community instead of endless individualistic consumerism. #cooperatives #alternative #sharing www.shareable.net/programs/lib...
Co-ops in Alabama offer economic empowerment and a remaking of work conditions, where once there were slave plantations. nonprofitquarterly.org/beyond-the-p... #cooperatives #Alabama #economic #labor
Beyond the Plantation Economy: How Alabama Can Benefit from Cooperatives | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
In rural Alabama, prison labor and manufacturing are the new cotton and tobacco. Can the state move beyond its plantation roots? It can—through cooperatives.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Co-ops in Alabama offer economic empowerment and a remaking of work conditions, where once there were slave plantations. nonprofitquarterly.org/beyond-the-p... #cooperatives #Alabama #economic #labor
January 25, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Vincent Bevins' book has much to say about how uprisings and revolutionary movements - from Tahrir Square to Rio - went awry in the 2010s and how they can be more effective. Read our review. #revolution #uprisings #Egypt #Brazil #Ukraine #socialchange prout.info/review-of-if...
If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution
The major theme of Vincent Bevins’ book “If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution” can be discerned from its subtitle. Plenty of protests,
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January 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Vincent Bevins' book has much to say about how uprisings and revolutionary movements - from Tahrir Square to Rio - went awry in the 2010s and how they can be more effective. Read our review. #revolution #uprisings #Egypt #Brazil #Ukraine #socialchange prout.info/review-of-if...
Many wealthy people understand the need for equitable distribution of wealth. Prout has long called for a cap on wealth and fairer wage structures. prout.info #wealthcap #wealth #society #capitalism www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
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January 22, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Many wealthy people understand the need for equitable distribution of wealth. Prout has long called for a cap on wealth and fairer wage structures. prout.info #wealthcap #wealth #society #capitalism www.theguardian.com/business/202...
January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
January 20, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do we really need another secretive board stacked with wealthy men pretending to make decisions for people in war zones, while really lining their own pockets? #Trump #peace #capitalism www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
$1 Billion in Cash Buys a Permanent Seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
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January 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Do we really need another secretive board stacked with wealthy men pretending to make decisions for people in war zones, while really lining their own pockets? #Trump #peace #capitalism www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
This is at the heart of a key Proutist idea - proper utilization of resources. Caring for the earth (and, we would add, putting economic power in the hands of people, not corps) benefits everyone. #earth #resources #economic www.optimistdaily.com/2026/01/inve...
Investing in planetary health could unlock $20 trillion a year by 2070, says UN report
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January 17, 2026 at 9:05 PM
This is at the heart of a key Proutist idea - proper utilization of resources. Caring for the earth (and, we would add, putting economic power in the hands of people, not corps) benefits everyone. #earth #resources #economic www.optimistdaily.com/2026/01/inve...
Can cooperatives rein in the extractive nature of AI? #cooperatives #AI #workers www.thenews.coop/ai-will-chan...
AI will change the world. Can co-ops give control to the people?
Report from the recent Platform Cooperativism Consortium conference in Istanbul
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January 15, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Can cooperatives rein in the extractive nature of AI? #cooperatives #AI #workers www.thenews.coop/ai-will-chan...
January 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Productivity is important; a living wage and some control over economic decisions is even more important. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #productivity #Australia #cooperatives
Australia’s obsession with interest rates is keeping us from having an important discussion about our economic future | Nicki Hutley
Rates alone are not the potential saviour, or otherwise, of our economy. For many, that saviour is productivity
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January 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Productivity is important; a living wage and some control over economic decisions is even more important. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #productivity #Australia #cooperatives
January 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
January 6, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Economic inequality is a contributor to mental illness. We agree and have been advocating for economic justice solutions, too. www.yesmagazine.org/issue/mental... #mentalhealth #economicjustice #health
What a Society Designed for Well-Being Looks Like - YES! Magazine Solutions Journalism
Explore a diverse range of articles in the YES! Media archive. From justice to sustainability, discover insightful perspectives on shaping a better world. #YESMedia
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January 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Economic inequality is a contributor to mental illness. We agree and have been advocating for economic justice solutions, too. www.yesmagazine.org/issue/mental... #mentalhealth #economicjustice #health
Great post. See also "Watershed Worlds," recent book by Matt Oppenheim, which focuses on the role of watersheds in vertical landscapes like this one for healthy ecosystems.
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How healthy ecosystems can protect small islands from #ClimateChange
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#ClimateAction graph by IPCC
How healthy ecosystems can protect small islands from #ClimateChange
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@barbiejo.bsky.social @brendaj51.bsky.social
@hayleymarie1.bsky.social @gizmosspace.bsky.social
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#ClimateAction graph by IPCC
January 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Great post. See also "Watershed Worlds," recent book by Matt Oppenheim, which focuses on the role of watersheds in vertical landscapes like this one for healthy ecosystems.
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM