A group of five people seated around a table, with a mosaic of layered speech bubbles above them.

Imagining 50 Years from Now

Purple and red illustration that shows a butterfly outline filled with the explosion of alternative energy infrastructure, and homes. Reads: “Here, now”.
Red and purple illustration showing a reparations loop. Money flows from the US to hands painted in the Palestinian, Haitian and Vietnamese flags. On the other side, a US flag-painted hand welcomes refugees into a row of houses. A person in the center watches on. Reads “In service of a common home”.
Purple illustration showing a person perusing a community fridge. A dialectical loop is visible in the background, with a butterfly fluttering into the future. Reads “Love as common cause”.
Purple illustration of a person planting wind turbines in the ground. Reads: “An economy that harvests abundance.” The sun shines on in the background, creating a halo around their head, as fossil fuel projects fade into the background. An arrow rises up and surrounds the main figure, showing the growth of solar and wind power.
Purple illustration of a parent holding their young child who is planting seeds in a garden. The parent tends the young sprouts coming up, while the stages of growth wrap around them. Tomato plants are shown growing behind them. Reads: “An economy of balance”.

Leading up to the election, I worked with Dollars & Sense magazine to help visualize a future of people-centered U.S. and global economies for their featured roundtable. This collection of essays was the centerpiece of their 50th Anniversary issue. Read these excellent commentaries in their November/December 2024 issue.

  • Looking Forward by Looking Back by Nancy Folbre
  • Where Will the Climate Crisis Take Us by 2074?  Two Pictures by Robert Pollin
  • Full Immigrant Rights in 50 Years? by David Bacon
  • The Promise of the Solidarity Economy – If We Survive that Long by Emily Kawano
  • Intercommunalism by Yvonne Yen Liu
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