The Progressive Utilization Theory, Prout, is an alternative socio-economic and political system.
Good readin' on good activism! #economy #humanrights #books
New proutcast! In Portugal communities are using Proutist block-level planning to tackle local problems. Working groups and cooperatives empower citizens toward self-sufficiency and sustainable regional development. Listen here YouTube: https://youtu.be/kMtOuM9Arro?si=ukb-u2unx6Snfxx0
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CLpSbp3ZqoGaRcVU0LGrO?si=ZSB30XqZSHuQ430LlG5d4g #local #cooperative #self-sufficient #sustainable
Learn more about prout at prout.info #humanity #economics #justice
This UK charity is now buying homes to house people directly — a powerful act of compassion in a system that’s failed too many. But this should never have been left to charity. Housing is a basic necessity, and every person should have the right to earn it through dignified, fair work. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/10/crisis-charity-to-become-a-landlord-in-attempt-to-rectify-catastrophic-housing-in-uk
#HousingForAll #WorkWithDignity #SocialJustice
Authoritarianism is growing across the globe. How to oppose it. A timely new video from Proutist Universal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw9h8o5oRGQ #trump #USA #Russia #Hungary #authoritarian
Universal childcare, free buses, rent control, and public grocery stores. We think there's a lot to like in Mamdani's proposals. Ultimately, though, we want to see movement toward a self-supporting economy of cooperatives and small businesses, not just a safety net underneath an unfair economy. https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/politics/policy-ideas-zohran-mamdani-nyc-election
This month's Cineprout: CHRISTSPIRACY, a groundbreaking doc that questions one of humanity's biggest institutions and explores how faith, compassion, and justice intertwine with the way we treat animals and the planet.
🗓️ Nov 8th, 5 PM UTC
🌐 Register on our website to join us from anywhere in the world. prout.info
The only possible upside of the tone-deaf travesty that is the Trump administration - throwing 'Great Gatsby' parties while cutting food assistance to the poor - is that people in the US may begin to wake up and recognize they're getting screwed, and see the need for true economic democracy. Prout.info https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/3/great_gatsby #usa #trump #snap
London Consensus calls for inclusive, green, evidence-based growth within strong institutions—a rethink of the old Washington model. PROUT reaches deeper: cooperative ownership, wealth limits, moral leadership, and ecological balance.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/01/london-consensus-neoliberalism-trump-fairer-growth🌿🤝 #PROUT #LondonConsensus
Hurricane M has brought great loss to the Caribbean. Our thoughts are with all who face the road to recovery. We can learn from the strength of local communities rebuilding. In our latest ProutCast: Demeter Russafov on how Haitians are building self-reliant, cooperative systems. https://youtu.be/ZA283d6PVBk?si=7YzBVO52rG5VG2bi
A reminder that the challenge is not scarcity, but how we choose to use the abundance around us.
From the Prout blog. One Proutist's take on the West Bank and "No Other Land" https://prout.info/no-other-land/ #palestine #gaza #westbank #Israel #film
Who knew Adam Smith was a Proutist! Very funny and pointed new video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ6BFyoUW98 #capitalism #AdamSmith #empathy #market #equality
