The New Society Revolution!
Civilizational Reform
Let’s be honest: the Democratic Party has no vision—those like Bernie, Jasmine, AOC and others like them, are bold enough to meet the scale of the crisis we face. Yes, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak truth about economic injustice and rightly advocate for progressive reforms, their rhetoric stops short of the deep structural transformation this moment demands. They’re still thinking inside the box—proposing new programs inside an old, broken operating system.
Yes, we need Medicare for All, student debt relief, and a Green New Deal. But no one’s talking about the elephant in the room: the capitalist system itself. A system which facilitates the billionaire class - to park savings offshore, protected by legal loopholes and global tax shelters, with the present laws in place and they aren’t going to sit quietly while their privilege is redistributed. Nor are they bound by borders or elections. Meanwhile, proposals that lack serious conversation about how they’ll be funded risk piling more debt onto a crumbling foundation.
The deeper issue isn’t just policy—it’s paradigm. We live under a modern-day robber baron capitalism, where corporate lobbies write the laws, financial speculation drives inequality, and both parties operate within a system built to preserve elite control. Winning the next election won't fix this. It’s not about “taking back the government.” That’s chump change compared to what’s really needed.
We’re at a crossroads as monumental as the shift from Feudalism to Democracy. What’s required now isn’t incremental reform—it’s civilizational redesign.
The New Society offers one path forward. It’s not a party or platform—it’s a movement toward a new operating system for human life: cooperative economics, holarctic democracy, critical inquiry, and a way of living that values wisdom over wealth, sustainability over speculation, and shared purpose over private power.
This is more than a political fight. It’s a collective awakening.
Welcome to the threshold. Are you ready to walk through it?
Reimaging Government
Let’s reimagine the Three Branches of Government Holacratically
Curious about Holacracy? Click on the video to get caught up to speed.
Now, Imagine the three branches of government:
1. Legislative Branch → Governance Circles (Policy Proposals via Participatory Democracy)
Under Holacracy, governance isn’t about top-down lawmaking but distributed authority through structured group processes. In the New Society model:
Citizens and local circles become co-creators of legislation, forming “governance circles” to craft, debate, and ratify policy.
Decision-making is transparent and iterative, using consent-based models (as seen in sociocracy or Holacracy) rather than adversarial votes.
Circles can be nested (local → regional → national) to reflect federated authority without concentrating power.
This satisfies the Enlightened Lifestyle’s principle of evidence-based, participatory inquiry rooted in ethical deliberation and community responsiveness.
2. Executive Branch → Coordinating Roles (Operational Execution via Dynamic Roles)
In Holacracy, execution doesn’t flow from a central “CEO-like” figure but from roles assigned based on competency and purpose.
Instead of a President wielding executive power, coordinators and facilitators emerge via purpose-driven roles.
These roles are regularly reassessed and evolved through transparent governance processes—not electoral popularity contests.
Decision-making occurs in real-time operational meetings, responding to sensed tensions (needs, issues, or improvements) in society.
This aligns with New Society ethics that reject heroic leadership in favor of critical inquiry and distributed wisdom.
3. Judicial Branch → Conflict Resolution Circles (Restorative Justice)
Rather than a static, hierarchical judiciary interpreting law through precedent, New Society justice would be:
Rooted in restorative and transformative justice models, with citizen panels and mediators trained in systems thinking and ethical inquiry.
Disputes are resolved not merely through law enforcement but through facilitated inquiry into cause and effect, trauma, and systemic repair.
Holacracy-inspired roles and processes ensure justice is adaptive, not rigid, and tied to lived experience, not abstract codes.
This draws directly from Enlightened Lifestyle principles of open mind, heart, and will—cultivating awareness, compassion, and accountability.
Beyond the Three Branches: A Fourth Domain?
In New Society philosophy, a fourth “meta-branch” could be recognized: The Circle of Reflective Inquiry. This would:
Serve as a “living conscience” of society, continuously questioning assumptions, power structures, and systemic bias.
Uphold the Enlightened Lifestyle’s foundational belief that no system is above critical inquiry.
Be composed of rotating citizen-philosophers, scientists, artists, and elders chosen by peer review and public trust—not elections.
Supporting Sources:
Holacracy principles stress "roles over people" and ongoing “tension processing” to adapt systems to sensed needs.
The Third Way paper calls for a participatory, decentralized framework that avoids both capitalist hierarchy and socialist centralism.
The Enlightened Lifestyle reinforces the necessity of conscious, mindful systems design that fosters both freedom and potentiality.
Critiques of U.S. decline by thinkers like Richard Wolff highlight the failure of concentrated executive and legislative power to serve real human needs.
Alternative Economics
🌱 Economics in The New Society: Cooperation Over Competition
As the cracks in the American economic system deepen—rising inequality, corporate overreach, debt dependency—a growing number of people are asking: Is there a better way? The New Society offers not just a critique of the old, but a viable, human-centered alternative. At its heart is a radical yet practical shift: from competition to cooperation, from extraction to mutual care, from profit-maximization to purpose-driven exchange.
🛠️ Rebuilding Economic Life Through Cooperation
1. Worker-Owned Cooperatives:
Imagine going to work each day knowing you’re not just a cog in someone else's machine—but a co-owner of your workplace. Worker cooperatives flip the script on traditional corporate hierarchy by placing ownership and governance directly in the hands of employees. This model ensures fair wages, equitable decision-making, and long-term investment in local communities—not distant shareholders.
Examples already exist across the U.S.—from cooperative grocery stores to tech collectives. But in the New Society, these aren't fringe experiments—they're the norm.
2. Ethical Trade & Sustainable Production:
Economic life in the New Society doesn't come at the planet’s expense. Products are made with minimal ecological impact, with respect for labor rights and animal welfare. Supply chains become transparent, local when possible, and regenerative by design.
This shift realigns economic purpose: not endless growth, but well-being within planetary boundaries.
3. Resource Sharing & Mutual Aid Networks:
Rather than duplicating goods in every household, community members share tools, vehicles, childcare, and knowledge through structured mutual aid. Shared infrastructure—like community kitchens, greenhouses, and fabrication labs—reduces costs, waste, and dependency on centralized services.
This model lowers the barrier to a dignified life, especially for those left behind by the mainstream economy.
4. Alternative Currencies & Barter Systems:
What if money wasn’t the only—or even primary—way to value a person’s labor? In the New Society, local currencies, time banking, and barter systems are integrated into the broader economy. These systems help meet needs without relying on exploitative financial markets, promoting economic resilience in times of crisis. For example: Time Banking
For example, a caregiver could earn time credits for elder care and redeem them for home repairs or fresh produce—an economy of reciprocity, not scarcity.
💡 How This Supplements the Lives of Everyday Americans
For Americans struggling with rising living costs, unstable jobs, and dwindling safety nets, the New Society’s economic model offers more than ideology—it provides practical support:
Economic security without dependence on predatory employers or unstable markets.
Stronger community ties that replace the loneliness of atomized consumer life.
Democratic control over labor and local resources, restoring a sense of agency and meaning.
A path toward sustainability, helping families thrive without undermining the earth they depend on.
✨ A Call to Reimagine
This isn’t utopia—it’s already happening in pockets across the country. But what if we scaled these practices up, connected them, and made them foundational?
The New Society offers a powerful alternative to the dominant narrative of economic life. In doing so, it calls us to ask a deeper question—not just how much can I earn?, but how can we thrive together?
Are you ready to join the cooperative revolution? 🌍 Let’s build a future where economics serves life—not the other way around.
Bring it Together
🤝 Why Holarctic Democracy Is Essential for an Alternative Economy
Distributes Power Where the Economy Happens
Mainstream political systems legislate from the top while real economic life happens locally. Holarctic Democracy flips this: decisions about food, housing, work, and energy are made by those directly affected. This allows cooperative enterprises, mutual aid networks, and resource-sharing economies to emerge from the ground up.Builds the Capacity for Economic Self-Governance
A cooperative economy isn’t just about shared ownership—it’s about shared stewardship. Holarctic Democracy trains communities in the art of collective decision-making, conflict transformation, and adaptive governance—skills essential to managing shared resources without top-down control.Allows for Polycentric Innovation
Instead of one-size-fits-all policy, Holarctic Democracy fosters many centers of innovation. Worker cooperatives, community currencies, regenerative agriculture co-ops, and public technology labs can all experiment, evolve, and learn in real-time—networked, not uniform.Creates Feedback Loops Between Governance & Economy
In capitalist democracies, political and economic systems are misaligned: policy often lags behind or props up harmful economic activity. In a holarctic model, governance circles respond dynamically to economic conditions—adjusting roles, regulations, and responsibilities as needs emerge.Supports the Ethics of the Alternative Economy
At its core, the alternative economy values mutual care, sustainability, and dignity over profit. Holarctic Democracy aligns with these ethics by embedding decision-making within critical inquiry, community mindfulness, and transparent feedback mechanisms.
🛠️ What It Looks Like in Practice
Worker cooperatives govern themselves through nested circles: one for daily operations, one for long-term strategy, one for community engagement.
Community currencies are managed by local monetary circles that adjust circulation based on mutual needs.
Resource-sharing networks use participatory platforms where neighbors propose improvements, resolve tensions, and allocate time credits or shared goods.
Local governance includes circles on food sovereignty, ecological regeneration, public health, and education—all interconnected via regional coordination hubs.
🌍 A Living System, Not a Static State
Unlike traditional democracies that rely on elections, parties, and representatives, Holarctic Democracy is living, adaptive, and non-partisan. It's a shift from the politics of control to the politics of presence. Decisions are made not based on ideology but on direct experience, inquiry, and consent.
It’s the governance system we need to match the fluid, cooperative, human-centered economy we seek.
✨ The Future Is Nested, Not Hierarchical
The truth is this: an alternative economy cannot flourish within outdated political containers. We need governance systems as dynamic, ethical, and participatory as the economic models we’re building.
Holarctic Democracy offers this evolutionary upgrade—a way for communities to self-organize, share resources wisely, and regenerate life together.
Politics doesn’t have to be about power over. It can be about care through.
Are you ready to join the shift?
