Gar Alperovitz

Gar Alperovitz, Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland, is cofounder of The Democracy Collaborative. He is a former fellow of the Institute of Politics at Harvard and of King's College at Cambridge University, where he received his PhD in political economy. He has served as a legislative director in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and as a special assistant in the Department of State. Earlier he was president of the Center for Community Economic Development, Codirector of The Cambridge Institute, and president of the Center for the Study of Public Policy. Dr. Alperovitz's numerous articles have appeared in publications ranging from The New York Times and The Washington Post to The Journal of Economic Issues, Foreign Policy, Diplomatic History, and other academic and popular journals. His most recent book is America Beyond Capitalism (a new edition of which appeared in 2011). Dr. Alperovitz is also author of The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb, published in 1995, the 2002 book, Making a Place for Community: Local Democracy in a Global Era (with Thad Williamson and David Imbroscio), and the 2008 book Unjust Deserts (with Lew Daly).

Gar's Upcoming Events

• Gar Alperovitz at Christ Church Cambridge
  
  Zero Garden St., Cambridge MA
  May 20, 2013, 7:00 pm

  Gar will speak at Christ Church Cambridge on May 20th to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech at the same location. America, King feared, was being both wounded and corrupted by what was happening 9,000 miles away in Vietnam; so he came to Cambridge to issue a new call, one as important in some ways as his “I Have a Dream” speech, one that would link the civil rights and antiwar and antipoverty workers across the nation in a new common crusade for justice, equality, and peace. But why Cambridge? And what did King say? What did he hope to achieve? On Monday, May 20th, at 7PM, join Harvard professor Lani Guinier, co-founder of Vietnam Summer Gar Alperovitz, and State Representative Byron Rushing, a legendary civil rights and antiwar legislator here in Massachusetts in an intimate conversation as they discuss “When Martin Luther King Came to Cambridge….”

• (publicity) Gar Alperovitz on "Viewpoints"
  
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  May 21, 2013, 3:00 pm

  Gar Alperovitz will have a 20 min. taped phone interview on “Viewpoints” (natl. syndicated to 355 stations) on Tues. May 21 at 3:00 ET.

• Gar Alperovitz at Busboys and Poets
  
  Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St NW , Washington, DC 20009
  May 21, 2013, 6:30 pm

  Gar Alperovitz will be at Busboys and Poets on May 21 at 6:30 PM to discuss his new film,"The Next American Revolution." He will also be promoting his new book, " What Then Must We Do." Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.

• Gar Alperovitz at The New America Foundation
  
  , Washington DC
  May 22, 2013, 12:00 pm

  Gar will speak at a special event at the New America Foundation in DC on May 22nd. More details to come.

• Gar Alperovitz at UCSC Common Ground Center
  
  UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz CA 95064
  May 30, 2013, 7:00 pm

  UC Santa Cruz Common Ground Center will host Gar Alperovitz for a public lecture on Thursday, May 30th @ 7pm. Free and open to the public. Copies of Gar's latest book, "What Then Must We Do?" will be available for sale and signing at the event.

• Gar Alperovitz at Commonwealth Club
  
  Commonwealth Club, San Francisco CA
  May 31, 2013, 12:00 pm

  Gar Alperovitz will discuss his new book, "What Then Must We Do?: Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution" at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco at noon on May 31.