Andy’s Recent Content
Degrowth Approaching the Mainstream?
Not exactly, but there are signs on the path to After Capitalism. Back in 2018 I posted Degrowth: A Growing Issue in the Future? that asked “is it okay yet to talk about degrowth in polite society or mixed company yet? Last year I noted the growing opposition to degrowth is a sign of progress. […]
It’s Really Hard to Get Out of the Current System Straitjacket
In After Capitalism, we acknowledge and do not under-estimate how clever the current system is at saving itself. Reform is often simply a way to deflect and buy time for existing system. My view is not to waste time and energy “fighting” that, but rather getting on with the longer-term goal of transformation.
Where Are After Capitalism Ideas Coming From?
Short answer: everywhere. Honest answer: the ideas are still a blip in the daily discourse. We need to be honest with ourselves. The discourse around how to organize lives is dominated by the current capitalist operating system and supported by a hard-wired power structure. If you try to start speaking about After Capitalism to power, […]
ABOUT ANDY HINES
Dr. Andy Hines is Associate Professor and Program Coordinator at the University of Houston’s Graduate Program in Foresight, bringing together the experience he earned as an organizational, consulting, and academic futurist. He is also speaking, workshopping, and consulting through his firm Hinesight.
