In 2008 we watched as trillions of dollars vanished before our eyes, enveloped in the crash and burn of Wall Streets bottom line. As working Americans and retirees awake from the aftermath, were searching for answers and alternatives to the reckless loans and dicey short-term bets that ravaged our savings and retirement assets.

Up From Wall Street: The Responsible Investment Alternative makes the case that there are strategic and socially responsible investment paths that have the capacity to rebuild our economy and infrastructure, reinvigorate our cities, and create the highly-anticipated...

In the U.S., the economic recovery since the Great Recession has remained sub-par and beset by persistent fear it might weaken again. Even if that is avoided, the most likely outcome is continued weak growth, accompanied by high unemployment and historically high levels of income inequality. In Europe, the recovery from the Great Recession has been even worse, with the euro zone beset by an unresolved euro crisis that has already contributed to a double-dip recession in the region. This book offers an alternative agenda for shared prosperity to that on offer from mainstream economists. The...