Towards a Green Social Democracy: A 21st Century Manifesto for a Just, Sustainable Future

Introduction: Towards a Green Social Democracy 

Theoretical Perspective: Defining Green Social Democracy

  1. The green social democrats
  2. A green social democratic world view
  3. Science, technology and society
  4. Is socialism an alternative?
  5. Dialectical approach to social policy for a green social democracy
  6. Capitalism and socialism
  7. Globalization and localization
  8. Cooperation and competition and other opposing trends
  9. Revolutionary character of a green social democracy
  10. Peaceful transition to a green social democracy
  11. The economy in a green social democracy
  12. Science, the arts, education and democracy in the transition to a green social democracy
  13. Government in a green social democracy
  14. Civil rights in a green social democracy
  15. Property rights in a green social democracy
  16. The path to a green social democracy

Economic Perspective: Economic Policy of a Green Social Democracy

  1. The Challenge of a Moribund Economic System
  2. Green Social Democratic Aims
  3. The Nature of Capitalism: Misconceptions and Scientific Conceptions
  4. Economic Policy Goals
  5. Democracy or Plutocracy?
  6. Development Focused on the Quality of Life or Casino Capitalism and Environmental Disaster?
  7. Public Banking: A Cornerstone of a Green Social Democracy
  8. Taxation Policies for a Green Social Democracy
  9. Encouraging the accomplishment of intended policy outcomes by measuring them

Cultural Perspective: Towards a Green Social Democratic Culture

  1. Culture as experienced
  2. Definitions of culture applied to green social democracy
  3. Culture in historical perspective
  4. War or Peace: A green social democratic culture versus the culture of war
  5. Commercial Advertising and Consumerism as Culture: A green social democratic culture versus the cultural dominance of for-profit advertising
  6. Make Science & Art Public! The green social democratic alternative to secrecy, patents and copyright
  7. Economics and Culture: Green social democracy as a social system with a corresponding economy and culture
  8. Education and Cultural Change: The role of education in achieving a green social democracy
  9. Imagination and Science: Their roles in the transition to a green social democracy
  10. The Institutions of Science and Education: Their roles in a green social democracy
  11. The Media and Entertainment: their roles in a green social democracy
  12. Democracy Now! The fight for democracy is the fight for life
  13. Conserve Nature! Only success in the conservation of nature can avert civilization collapse
  14. Solidarity Now! Human solidarity and the transition to a global green social democracy
  15. Democracy Everywhere! Democratic Governance in a green social democratic world

Strategic Perspective: Achieving Global Green Social Democracy

  1. Summary
  2. Continuity and change
  3. A green social democracy is not the only alternative
  4. Some analytical tools and their implications for strategy
  5. A road map to green social democracy
  6. Methods of struggle
  7. Defeating neo-liberal capitalism: The role of social movements

Tax the Rich, End Poverty, Save the Planet!
Policies for a just, sustainable future

  1. The need for policy alternatives and political parties to represent them
  2. Finance
  3. Governance
  4. Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
  5. Health & Well Being
  6. Education

Welcome!

This website was launched September 1, 2010 in support of a green social democratic policy. Please check out the new 2013 version of the essays that comprise our core document, TOWARDS A GREEN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY: A 21st Century Manifesto for a Just, Sustainable Future listed on our home page, beginning with the Introduction  Also check out Tax the Rich, End Poverty, Save the Planet! Policies for a just, sustainable future  which argues for political movements with an alternative program to neoliberal capitalism. All current and archived features can be found from the tabs in the header. If you are a returning visitor, see What’s New.

What's New

A green social democratic world view  (substantially revised from prior version)

Public Banking: A Cornerstone of a Green Social Democracy

Taxation Policies for a Green Social Democracy(substantially revised from prior version)

Education and Cultural Change: The role of education in achieving a green social democracy

Defeating neo-liberal capitalism: The role of social movements

Keep Canada’s Tar Sands Oil in the Ground! 

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