America's Path Forward

Konstanze Frischen is a member of the global leadership group of Ashoka, a global organization that invests in transformative ideas for social change. A social anthropologist by background, she has co-led Ashoka's emergence and growth in Western Europe. She has been a writer for CNN and a writer/editor for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, as well as a board member for GLS Bank, Germany's leading ethical financial institution. Michael Zakaras is the director of Ashoka US and co-founder of Ashoka's "All America" initiative which pushes the boundaries of social entrepreneurship beyond the traditional coastal circles. Michael has previously worked for Ashoka in Ireland and Central Europe, and before that in the California wine industry. He writes regularly about social entrepreneurship for Forbes, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Chronicle of Philanthropy, and more.

ForewordFrank McCourt IntroductionKonstanze Frischen and Michael Zakaras 1. The Power of Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground UpSara Horowitz 2. Jobs You Write Songs About: Ocean Farming and Overcoming the Class Divide in the Environmental Movement Bren Smith 3. When Black Women Walk, Things Change: The Radical Response of Self-care and JoyT. Morgan Dixon 4. You're Welcome: Making Immigration Work for AllDavid Lubell 5. We See What We Look For: Race and the Power of Asset-FramingTrabian Shorters 6. Let's Start Where We Agree: Gun OwnershipCasey Woods 7. Momentum Now: The Path to Indigenous Self-determinationNick Tilsen 8. Poor People Do Not Need Charity: The Resourcefulness of Communities EverywhereMauricio Lim Miller 9. Beyond Coal: Rebuilding the Appalachian EconomyBrandon Dennison 10. The Power of Corn, Beans, and Squash: A Culture of Health on Indian LandDenisa Livingston 11. Defending Each Other: The Ability of Ordinary People to Help End Mass IncarcerationRaj Jayadev 12. A Road to Repair: Violence, Accountability, and a Common JusticeDanielle Sered 13. The Goal Is Liberation: Public Education for Undocumented Young PeopleLaura Emiko Soltis 14. You Are Being Watched: Defending Privacy in the Digital AgeAlbert Fox Cahn 15. It's My Life: Young People Redesigning Child WelfareSixto Cancel 16. A New Social Fabric: Supporting Young People, No Matter WhatSarah Hemminger 17. It Takes a Village: Black Parents Protecting Black GeniusWill Jackson 18. We Belong Here: The Privilege of Feeling Safe in the OutdoorsAngelou Ezeilo 19. Building Community Wealth: Black-Owned Businesses in the Mississippi DeltaTim Lampkin 20. Toward an Ownership Economy: Keeping Jobs Local and Employees in ChargeAlison Lingane 21. Getting to Zero: Communities Solving HomelessnessRosanne Haggerty 22. Democracy Reborn: A New Culture of CitizenshipEric Liu Reflection In Practice: Some Recommendations Acknowledgments About the Editors and Contributors About Ashoka