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People for a New Society

Who we are...

We are from all parts of the country, and from a wide variety of backgrounds. We are computer techs and nurses; teachers and postal workers; designers and cashiers; hairdressers and delivery drivers; healthcare providers and construction laborers.

We are unemployed or hold two jobs. We depend on our paycheck to live, feel stressed out by too many hours, or too few. We worry about our future, or the future for our children. We are in college, or in prison; we are retired or disabled. We live in suburban developments or in cities; in an apartment or a house; pay rent or a mortgage.

We are different in so many ways, but also alike. We must all work for a living and are all part of the same class. Without us, nothing could happen. Nothing produced, nothing improved, nothing fixed. Together, we make it all work, but know we could be doing better. We believe we can do what needs to be done, and are tired of hearing we can't. Being promised things will change, but nothing really does. We finally realize we can either keep repeating what hasn't worked, keep voting for the lesser of two evils and complaining. Or we can come together to build a new movement with a new goal. Replace what we have with what we want. We know we can do better, and we are ready to begin. scroll down for more ...

Why we are here...

Something brought us here to this website. We are all looking for real change and a path to get it. We understand the society we have now is governed by certain realities and laws. We understand the economics of capitalism operate within the rules of profit and competition and the constant goal of greater exploitation and control of natural resources and human labor.

We know, too, there is a tension between what people want and need, and what the 'market forces' actually produce: chaos, insecurity, war and crisis. We know that the political and legal institutions are meant to control these excesses which are dangerous to humanity and our environment, but ultimately they cannot. We know we are running out of time and illusions. We have tried electing 'good people' and protesting 'bad policies'. We now admit, finally, none of it has worked. We realize our problems have gotten far beyond our ability to ignore them or to continue a 'wait and see' approach. We know something real must be done.

Our history is replete with failed attempts to balance what we want and need, with an economic system based on goals in diametric opposition. Our politics are replete with reform promises that ultimately do nothing, or the wrong thing, or too little too late. We are ready to stop repeating these failures and ready for a new direction. This website is for us. We need a New Society and a strategy to get there. It will not be quick, but it will be rewarding. We are ready to begin.