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)
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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#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
Sharing patents to spark collective solutions. #innovation #patents #solutions www.upworthy.com/patent-shari...
The world’s best ideas are trapped behind patents. One company wants to set them free and spark big breakthroughs.
Our planet’s greatest inventions have occurred when industries worked together toward a common good.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Sharing patents to spark collective solutions. #innovation #patents #solutions www.upworthy.com/patent-shari...
The mean streak in some leaders today unveils the latent hate, bigotry, and inhumanity still thriving in our society. We need to encourage true human values, which connect us all as one family, where all have equal value. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-trumps... #leadership #Trump #RobReiner
Why Trump’s Viciousness Matters
He wants to destroy our values, not just our democracy
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December 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The mean streak in some leaders today unveils the latent hate, bigotry, and inhumanity still thriving in our society. We need to encourage true human values, which connect us all as one family, where all have equal value. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-trumps... #leadership #Trump #RobReiner
New issue now out! Neohumanism provides the philosophical foundation for economic democracy. theneohumanist.com #neohumanism #economia #humanity #ecology
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Read Neohumanist Review 6 online · Browse the print edition · All issues Neohumanist Review 7 will be out in September 2026. Papers, opinion pieces, reviews, etc. are received now. Writers guidelines ...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
New issue now out! Neohumanism provides the philosophical foundation for economic democracy. theneohumanist.com #neohumanism #economia #humanity #ecology
Can we address the climate crisis through a transformation of our economy? prout.info/climate-chan... #climate #adaptation #democracy #economy
Climate Change Adaptation through Economic Democracy
The primary causes climate change are deforestation and increased fossil fuel use. Usually, the poor and marginalized communities are most affected
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December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Can we address the climate crisis through a transformation of our economy? prout.info/climate-chan... #climate #adaptation #democracy #economy
Cooperatives feature collective ownership, democratic management, price stabilization, and economic solidarity: They prevent monopolies. #cooperatives #democracy #economia
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Cooperatives feature collective ownership, democratic management, price stabilization, and economic solidarity: They prevent monopolies. #cooperatives #democracy #economia
Technology with human welfare in mind. Somalis learn to read with new app. #Somalia #technology www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
The app teaching Somalis to read and write
The technology means that learning is taken out of school to where many Somalilanders live and work.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Technology with human welfare in mind. Somalis learn to read with new app. #Somalia #technology www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
“The perfect human being is all human beings put together, it is a collective, it is all of us together that make perfection.” #cooperatives #humanity
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Quote of the day by Socrates: 'The perfect human being is all human beings put together, it is a...'
The passage explores Socrates idea that human perfection is not an individual achievement but a collective one, arguing that the full potential of humanity emerges only when diverse strengths, perspec...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“The perfect human being is all human beings put together, it is a collective, it is all of us together that make perfection.” #cooperatives #humanity
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Employee ownership is growing. Strong local food systems benefit even more from local invested ownership. foodtank.com/news/2025/10... #food #employees #ownership #cooperatives
Want a Stronger Food System? Start With Who Owns It
'Leaders across the food and beverage sector cannot afford to miss this moment to reshape their industry for the better.'
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December 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Employee ownership is growing. Strong local food systems benefit even more from local invested ownership. foodtank.com/news/2025/10... #food #employees #ownership #cooperatives
Appetite for taxing the ultra-wealthy is great. Agreed that wealth accumulation needs to be capped. We would do it differently: local wealth limits, repurposing the system so taxes are levied at point of production. Find out more at prout.info. #tax #billionaires www.epi.org/publication/...
The Progressive Utilization Theory - Proutist Universal
The Progressive Utilization Theory, or Prout, is an integrated socio-economic system that enables both people and planet to thrive. It is an alternative to corporate capitalism, the current dominant e...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Appetite for taxing the ultra-wealthy is great. Agreed that wealth accumulation needs to be capped. We would do it differently: local wealth limits, repurposing the system so taxes are levied at point of production. Find out more at prout.info. #tax #billionaires www.epi.org/publication/...
When a system puts profit first, corporations are allowed to sue governments for passing laws that might reduce their profits. ISDS lets fossil-fuel firms win huge payouts and intimidate nations. It turns the commons into corporate property. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #greed #climate
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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December 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
When a system puts profit first, corporations are allowed to sue governments for passing laws that might reduce their profits. ISDS lets fossil-fuel firms win huge payouts and intimidate nations. It turns the commons into corporate property. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #greed #climate
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/c... More of the same. No appetite for needed change while there's money to be made. #cop30 #climate #fossilfuel
COP30: Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout; Wealthy Nations Put Burden on “Backs of the Poor”
Global negotiations at the annual U.N. climate summit ended Saturday in Belém, Brazil, with a watered-down agreement that does not even mention fossil fuels, let alone offer a roadmap to phase out wha...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/c... More of the same. No appetite for needed change while there's money to be made. #cop30 #climate #fossilfuel
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM