Looking Forward by Michael Albert

A spirited critique of capitalism and conventional reformism paired with a positive sketch of an alternative democratic economy, arguing that workplaces and communities should be reorganized around self-management, equity, and ecological sustainability. It lays out concrete institutional ideas—balanced job complexes, remuneration according to effort and sacrifice, and a participatory planning process to replace both markets and top-down planning—and shows how those arrangements can be linked to grassroots organizing, cultural shifts, and practical steps for building a more humane, egalitarian political economy.