The unquestioned assumption in all discussions about the economy is that there is only one system, and it's the best. The free market - capitalism - rules. But is everyone for a system which is producing unprecedented concentrations of wealth and inequality? As the rich line their pockets and the average Joe struggles to make ends meet, might it not be time for a different set of economic arrangements? Michael Albert has developed alternative economic models.

Michael Albert
Michael Albert is a founder of South End Press and co-editor of Z magazine. Among his many books are Looking Forward: Participatory Economics in the 21st Century and Stop the Killing Train: Radical Visions for Radical Change.