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Welcome to a Level 7 Political Economy

Working together, we can repair a broken world — an imperative that is quickly running out of time. This website, created as an educational resource for activism and policy development, defines some of the existential threats to a thriving, sustainable and egalitarian political economy in the U.S. and globally, and offers proposed solutions, philosophies and resources to remedy our downward spiral. The aim here is to synthesize healing and transformative projects — projects that transcend the failures of our current systems, integrating creative vision with world-tested ideas. Solutions abound, and many of the concepts and practices described on this site have already had proven success. At the same time, all Level 7 proposals are in ongoing development and open to input, discussion, testing, refinement and expansion. This website is meant to inspire first steps in participatory design and implementation of long-term solutions that can begin right now.

To appreciate the goals and origins of a Level 7 political economy, please visit the L7 Philosophy page.

For more detail, here are the draft

Articles of Transformation for a Level 7 Political Economy

Article I:

Concentrations of Wealth, Their Disruption to Democracy and Proposed Remedies

Article II:

Failures of Representative Democracy to Serve Its Electorate, and the Need for Expanded Direct Democracy and Civic Engagement at the Community Level

Article III:

Unsustainable Depletion, Destruction and Pollution of Natural Environments, Resources and Ecosystems, and the Practices and Policies Necessary for Sustainable Systems

Article IV:

Exploitation and Deception Of, and Injury To, the Worker-Consumer Class by the Owner-Shareholder Class, and the Consequent Necessity of Worker or Common Ownership of Production

Article V:

The Toxic Dangers of Ignorance, Moral Immaturity and Misinformation in a Functional Democracy, and the Need to Create Countervailing Informational and Educational Institutions

Article VI:

Establishing a Social Credits System and Infrastructure and Essential Services Framework

Article VII:

The Relationship Between Property Position, Individual Liberty & Civic Responsibility

Article VIII:

Replacing Individualistic Materialism with Collective Egalitarianism in Competitive Markets

Article IX:

Restructuring the Banking and Monetary Systems, and Reforming International Trade Relations

Article X:

Ending Militarism and WMD

Article XI:

Equalizing Feminine and Masculine Power, Ending Institutional Bias, and Other Social Justice Considerations

Article XII:

Normalizing Public Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Health as Integral to Holistic Health