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Proutist Universal

@proutistuniversal.bsky.social
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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)

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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 13h
A reassessment of the ultra-wealthy. Many wealthy people are local or regional business owners making millions, not billions. They still have an outsized influence on the economy and policy. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/b...
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Are Democrats Worried About the Wrong Rich People? (Gift Article)
As billionaires become a popular political target, a new book urges Washington not to lose sight of a much larger, and quieter, group of wealthy business owners.
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"After Capitalism"- an indispensable guide to building a moral economy based on collective needs, cooperation, and peoples' well-being against the current system's failure. A deeply hopeful vision about returning power to communities. 📚️✨️ #MoralEconomy #EconomicDemocracy #SolidarityEconomy
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New music teachers coop in England www.thenews.coop/music-teache... #music #cooperatives
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Music teachers' co-op launches for Wirral and Cheshire
A co-op has been launched to help independent music teachers work together, in response to a wave of redundancies in the sector
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You tell 'em, Bernie! Sanders warns of dangerous global oligarchy. #democracy #billionaires #oligarchy www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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In Riverside Church Address, Sanders Warns 'Dangerous Global Oligarchy' Threatens Humanity | Common Dreams
"If there was ever a time in human history, in our country and throughout the world, that we have got to come together and create a world not based on greed but based on justice, based on decency, now...
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This week, reflecting on the impact of tech development, it's impossible not to think of Pixar's masterpiece: WALL-E. We've been sold the idea that more technology equals a better life, but the film poses an uncomfortable question: Who truly benefits from our digital dependence? #technology #future
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Two approaches, two destinies. Technology can oppress or liberate. The difference lies in who controls it and for what purpose. #technology #humanity #democracy
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Latest EDN on corporate power. Your thoughts? Please subscribe! economicdemocracynow.substack.com/p/dismantle-... #corporations #economy #wealth #democracy #local
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Dismantle Corporations, Deconcentrate Wealth
Every day we enjoy the fruits of a global economy.
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Real inspiration isn't in the next gadget launch, but in the telecom networks built by their own users, free software anyone can improve, platforms to solve a real problem, not sell ads. It's different logic when the comm'y takes part from design stage, not just as end consumers. #tech #democracy
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
How can we support the musicians we love, not the corporations who exploit them? #music #creativity #community economicdemocracynow.substack.com/p/the-music-...
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The Music Industry: Who Owns the Music?
Almost everyone loves music.
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Maquiladoras are not an accident. They are the heart of global capitalism: extract cheap labor, concentrate wealth, externalize costs. Prout proposes production for human needs, not unlimited accumulation. Does your consumption feed life or exploitation? #prout #economyforlife #labor #wealth
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thought-provoking post from EDN's Kent Pedersen. EDN is Proutist Universal's substack - please subscribe. #ownership #democracy #economy #freedom economicdemocracynow.substack.com/p/what-shoul...
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What Should We Be Allowed to Own?
Security, Freedom and When Ownership Becomes Power
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Maquiladoras are not an accident. They are the heart of global capitalism: extract cheap labor, concentrate wealth, externalize costs. PROUT proposes production for human needs, not unlimited accumulation. Does your consumption feed life or exploitation? #capitalism #labor #humanrights #consumer
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We don't need collapse to change course. Start by asking who —or what— isn't being counted in your community's economy. #Economy #Ecology #SocialTransformation
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Privileging fairness and opportunity. Latest Economic Democracy Now #economy #cooperativrs #monopoly #democracy substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Substack
The app for independent voices
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
How food systems can be structured around care, democracy and sufficiency. #food #cooperatives #agriculture #democracy www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
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Beyond the supermarket: What Greece's alternative food networks teach us about degrowth
Thessaloniki's grassroots food networks offer a glimpse of what food systems organized around care and democracy, rather than profit and endless growth, can look like.
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's a good idea - big corps like Monsanto should not control the ability to grow food. #farming #seeds #Monsanto
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We agree! Activism is not just political, but spiritual, too: Maori activist. www.resilience.org/stories/2026... #activism #spiritual #political #Maori
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'Activism is not just about political change, it is about spiritual alignment': Interview with activist Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn
Activist Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn discusses food sovereignty, Māori leadership and challenging colonial frameworks in an interview with Agroecology Now!
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Many corporate leaders primarily seek profit and centralization of power. Progressive utilization theory promotes moral managers focused on collective well-being and community cooperation Thoughts? #EconomicDemocracy #CommunityLeadership #peoplessovereignty #SocialJustice
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Talarico lays out crony capitalism's US strategy: "Unite corporate special interests, privilege corporate perspectives in the media, appoint sympathetic judges to the court, and buy politicians in both political parties" www.commondreams.org/news/powell-... #USA #capitalism #Powellmemo #corruption
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Talarico Explains Infamous 'Powell Memo' to Texas Voters, Making Right-Wing 'Master Plan' a Campaign Issue | Common Dreams
State Rep. James Talarico is exposing the 50-year-old master plan that has left working Americans struggling to afford the basics. Are we okay with billionaires hoarding wealth while 1 in 5 Texas chil...
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Fanon warned in 1961 that replacing the colonizer with a local elite without changing the logic of power is not liberation. His insight is valuable even today. Prout calls for leaders who serve, are and accountable. #DemocraticLeadership #prout #frantzfanon #EconomicDemocracy #peoplessovereignty
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We talk a lot about economic democracy. Does it really work? Check out our latest EDN substack. And consider subscribing. #democracy #economy #cooperatives #workers #employment #ownership economicdemocracynow.substack.com/p/does-econo...
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Does Economic Democracy Work? Part One: What the Evidence Shows
What decades of research on worker-owned enterprises tell us about employment, productivity, inequality and the meaning of ownership
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Joanna Macy: her "Work That Reconnects" has united social, cooperative, and environmental movements in 40 countries to heal fragmentation. It is not just a tactical alliance, it is a deep reconnection. #alliedmovements #prout #joannamacy #EcologicalJustice #peoplessovereignty
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
In the US, supporting co-ops just got easier! A new directory for worker co-op products. #cooperatives #worker #worker-owned geo.coop/articles/new...
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A New Directory for Worker Co-ops Products
workerowned.info is a free, searchable marketplace that indexes products from worker-owned businesses and puts them in one place.
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New post from EDN team. Leadership is critical - who will lead the new economy? Please subscribe! #leadership #economy #community economicdemocracynow.substack.com/publish/post...
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Who will lead the new economy?
We have been talking about changing the system and empowering communities to take control of their economies.
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We agree that decentralization is critical, especially for our economic systems. #USA #economy #politics #smallisbeautiful #localism #decentralized www.counterpunch.org/2026/06/09/s...
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Small is Still Beautiful: The True Political Realignment
We’ve heard a lot about political realignment since the Donald Trump era began, but even more now that we’re confronted with the brutality and chaos of his second term. Some have tied political realig...
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
30 years of Zapatista autonomy prove that relying on the state or the market are not the only possible paths for structuring the economy and society. What stops us from replicating that organizational capacity in other places? Grassroots power is key. #prout #Zapatistas #peoplessovereignty
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
No movement changes the world alone. Cooperatives, environmentalists and communities united build what none can achieve separately. That is how real transformation begins. #alliedmovements #prout #cooperativism #EcologicalJustice #peoplessovereignty #SocialMovements
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
What we're listening to. HNH rebuts George Monbiot. Local, land-based economies are not 'nostalgic' or tied to fascism. #localism #land #community #economy nourishingideas.substack.com/p/eng-63-hel...
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ENG #63 Helena Norberg-Hodge The Real Economy - Localization Is Not Nostalgia: A Radical, Evidence-Based Path Out of the Polycrisis
What if the happiest people on earth were already living the alternative — and we watched them lose it in real time?
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What's the fairest tax system? Read the latest Economic Democracy Now substack. And subscribe! #tax #economy #prout substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Production Tax: The One Tax the Ultra-Rich Can’t Avoid
Abolishing income tax and taxing production
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Libraries of things. Why buy something when you can borrow it? Aligns with Prout's concept of maximum utilization. #maximumutilization #libraries #degrowth #sharing
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Raworth maps it out: a healthy economy does not grow infinitely, it thrives within planetary limits. That is exactly what PROUT calls maximum utilisation. How does your community measure its prosperity? #MaximumUtilisation #PROUT #KateRaworth #Degrowth #CommunityPower
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
What we're reading: "Islands of coherence" in a chaotic world prefiguring a shift to ecological resilience. #ecology #civilization #resilience www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
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Finding a lever for civilizational transformation
From Indigenous-led governance to worker-owned cooperatives, scattered experiments may offer a blueprint for a pathway out of our global predicament.
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
It is not about recycling better: it is about producing mainly for people's needs and without planned obsolescence. The problem is not the waste: it is the model. #smartdegrowth #prout #EcologicalJustice #communityselfmanagement #PlannedObsolescence
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Sarkar sets the standard: true education develops body, mind and spirit simultaneously. An education that only trains workers isn't education — it's amputation. How many schools integrate all three dimensions today? #Education #prout #sarkar
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
João Pedro Stédile: producing healthy food is a duty of all people. Corporate banking commercializes hunger and exploits the countryside; PROUT proposes urban-rural cooperative alliances to reclaim communal sovereignty. Shall we join the harvest? #prout #foodsecurity #stédile #joaopedrostedile
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
What's education for, anyway? The need to engage and stimulate the whole person. Our latest EDN substack. Please subscribe! #education #democracy #neohumanism substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Building a New Economy Starts in the Classroom
Sofia is a 12-year-old student excited to get back to school on Monday morning.
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
What's education for, anyway? The need to engage and stimulate the whole person. Our latest EDN substack. Please subscribe! #education #democracy #neohumanism substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Building a New Economy Starts in the Classroom
Sofia is a 12-year-old student excited to get back to school on Monday morning.
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Real education doesn't train workers—it builds sovereign communities. How far are you from that kind of learning? #EducationForEmpowerment #prout #CommunityPower #SelfGovernance #EconomicDemocracy
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
In 1985 she turned a vacant Bronx lot into a community garden. Today, Karen Washington grows food and dignity on a cooperative farm. Do you know someone like her in your community? #prout #KarenWashington #foodsovereignty #food
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Building cooperative infrastructure, incubating health care co-ops in the US. solidarityhall.substack.com/p/building-o... #cooperatives #healthcare #jobs
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Building Our Missing Care Infrastructure: Elevate's New "Coop of Coops"
How the ICA Group is helping home care businesses become viable while delivering quality care
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
ProutNews Weekly. Why Farming Is in Crisis Around the World And What’s Replacing It Who controls food systems, and can local communities regain real food sovereignty? Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/033rlos... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltkt...
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ProutNews
Podcast · Proutist Universal · Bringing stories from around the world and analysing them from the perspective of Progressive Utilisation Theory, economic democracy, social and environmental justice.
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Since 2009, thousands of families in El Maizal, Venezuela, have produced their own food collectively. Food sovereignty isn't theory, it's already practiced. #foodsovereignty #prout #cooperativefarming #cooperatives #food
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Agriculture is in crisis. We need healthier soil and healthier farming approaches. Read our latest EDN substack. economicdemocracynow.substack.com/p/healthier-... #farm #agriculture #cooperatives #HealthyEats #democracy
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Healthier Soil, Healthier Humans
Building Cooperative and Regenerative Food Systems
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
For decades, transnationals have decided what we eat. PROUT proposes that communities decide, produce, and distribute their own food instead. What do you think? #prout #FoodSovereignty #localagriculture #food
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Celebrate the local, all around the world! worldlocalizationday.org/events/?utm_...
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A Prout-inspired microlending project takes off in Iowa. economicdemocracynow.substack.com/p/shifting-t... #microlending #community #democracy #Iowa #economy
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Shifting the Economy Back to Local
A Microlending Project Takes Off in Iowa
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Traditional commercial banks use your savings for global speculation. Cooperative banks ensure that profits stay within the territory to grow the community's well-being. Do you know of any cooperative bank? #C#cooperativebankin #localfinance #EconomicDemocracy #prout
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Commercial banking privatizes profits while emptying the pockets of popular neighborhoods. PROUT proposes communal microfinance as a sovereign right to multiply your purchasing power. Do you prefer debt or cooperation? #prout #localfinance #CooperativeBank
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Proutist Universal @proutistuniversal.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Big banks fear organized communities. PROUT champions cooperative banking so your wealth stays right where you live. What do you think about this financial model? #prout #CooperativeBanking #localeconomy #EconomicDemocracy
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