Books
Three books that lay out the diagnosis, the vision, and the human experience of transition. Read them online, chapter by chapter, or download them free in any format. No registration, no email required.
A note on the transition strategy: All three books describe a coordinated overnight transition. That approach has since been revised in favor of an incremental, community-building strategy — based on further research and real-world experience. The structural diagnosis and the vision are unchanged; the roadmap for getting there has evolved.Read more about this evolution
The Cure: Of, By and for The People
Full version — the complete diagnosis and treatment
A thorough, conversational exploration of the structural dynamics that produce inequality, insecurity, and environmental destruction — regardless of who is in charge — followed by a detailed, practical blueprint for transitioning to an alternative that addresses the root causes. 46 chapters in two parts: Diagnosis and Treatment.
The Cure: Of, By and for The People
Short version — the essential argument
A more concise presentation of the same diagnosis and treatment, covering the same ground in less detail. Ideal if you want the core argument without the extended examples and supporting evidence of the full version. Same chapter structure, shorter treatment of each topic.
The Longest Sunrise
A novel — what transition actually feels like
Set twenty-five years after the first country transitioned, this novel presents the human experience of transition through interviews with people who lived through it — a Russian child who grew up during her country's collapse and renewal, an American mechanic in Alabama, an Israeli kibbutznik, an Ecuadorian farmer, and others. Not utopia — the messy, human, imperfect process of building something better.