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Stories by David Korten

David Korten is a former economist with USAID, author of "When Corporations Rule the World," and an associate of the International Forum on Globalization.

No More Band-Aid Solutions to the Financial Crisis: We Need to Build an Economy that Works

Our economic system has failed in every dimension: financial, environmental, and social. We must go in a new direction.
Posted on Feb 17, 2009, Source: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Hey Obama, Try an Inauguration Speech That Offers Some Real Hope for Change

Barack Obama was elected on a promise of change. Here's a speech offering hope for our economic, social, and environmental future.
Posted on Jan 20, 2009, Source: YES! Magazine

The Last Superpower and an Opportunity to End War

In a time when the old order is shattering a global movement is emerging to challenge the use of war as a tool of statecraft.
Posted on Jun 27, 2008, Source: YES! Magazine

Will the Last Superpower Recognize In Time What We Must Do to Save the Planet?

In a time when the old order is shattering, a global movement is emerging to challenge the use of war as a tool of statecraft.
Posted on Jun 27, 2008, Source: YES! Magazine

How Do We Go from Empire to Earth Community?

The day of reckoning for our reckless human ways that many of us have for decades warned would be coming is here.
Posted on Jun 16, 2008, Source: YES! Magazine

Promoting the Common Good: There's Only One Reason to Grant a Corporate Charter

It's time we step back and consider the concept of the private-benefit corporation.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007, Source: YES! Magazine

It's Time to Build a New Economic Model

If there is to be a human future, we must bring ourselves into balanced relationship with one another and the Earth. This requires building economies with heart.
Posted on Sep 19, 2007, Source: YES! Magazine

We Can Build A Healthy Global Society

It's never too late to change our future -- we're the ones we've been waiting for.
Posted on Aug 7, 2006, Source: YES! Magazine