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A romanticized belief in violence renders people irrational to the point of hurting ourselves, over and over again.
George Lakey | Feb 28, 2022
It’s not just that Norway has universal single-payer health care. Norwegians know that they depend on each other, and they trust their government to get it right.
George Lakey | Mar 17, 2020
The U.S. economic system contributes to ongoing crises of addiction and mental health. The Scandinavians figured out the solutions decades ago.
George Lakey | Jan 17, 2020
It’s bold, it’s inclusive. And Ocasio-Cortez and the young generation behind it understand that economic power needs to be met by people power.
George Lakey | Jan 28, 2019
The Scandinavian success comes from focusing on economic justice and making immigrant success stories more visible.
George Lakey | Dec 15, 2017
Movement-building approaches from the civil rights era get a 2017 update.
George Lakey | Aug 4, 2017
Instead of falling to the Nazi party, Norway broke through to a social democracy. Their history shows us polarization is nothing to despair over.
George Lakey | Feb 16, 2017
The first step? Recognize that we represent the majority.
George Lakey | Jan 31, 2017
There’s something even better than electoral politics and one-off protests when mobilizing citizen power.
George Lakey | Jan 6, 2017
Look to Norway and Sweden, where cooperative, socially democratic countries emerged after a frightening period of extreme polarization and social fracturing.
George Lakey | Nov 14, 2016