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Even The Wall Street Journal Is Asking Questions About How Ownership Should Work in a Democracy

The question of how the ownership of capital should be structured in a democratic society was raised by none other than Margaret Thatcher's authorized biographer.

Gar Alperovitz | Oct 2, 2015

Local economies | Wealth and inequality | Citizens United

1.5 Million American Families Live on $2 a Day鈥擳hese Authors Spent Years Finding Out Why

For their new book, H. Luke Shaefer and Kathryn J. Edin followed the lives of America鈥檚 poorest families to find out what they need to break out of poverty, and how to make it happen.

Marcus Harrison Green | Sep 24, 2015

Wealth and inequality

Think Students Can鈥檛 Declare Bankruptcy? Think Again

Bankruptcy is supposed to give debtors a fresh start鈥攗nless they鈥檙e struggling with student loans. But a little-known provision is helping these borrowers take their creditors to court.

Araz Hachadourian | Sep 23, 2015

Local economies | Wealth and inequality

Land Trusts Offer Houses That People With Lower Incomes Can Afford鈥擜nd a Stepping Stone to Lasting Wealth

More than 200 land trusts around the country help struggling families buy their first homes, often in gentrifying neighborhoods.

Penn Loh | Sep 17, 2015

Local economies | Wealth and inequality

Do Interest-Free Loans Make Sense? No, But They Do Make a Difference

Neighbors are helping crowdfund the dreams of local entrepreneurs, giving community businesses the chance to expand with interest-free loans.

Marcus Harrison Green | Sep 8, 2015

Local economies | Cooperatives

These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They鈥檙e Renting to Bakers and Brewers

Though the model is new and small, it holds outsize potential for the many neighborhoods whose downtowns are controlled by faraway landlords or retail chains.

Olivia LaVecchia | Sep 4, 2015

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Wealth and inequality

6 Ways You Just Got More Power Over Your Credit Score

A complex, for-profit system is behind these three-digit scores that affect your ability to borrow, rent, and work. Here's how regulators are putting credit score companies on notice.

James Trimarco | Sep 4, 2015

Wealth and inequality

Drugs, Sex, and Debt: It鈥檚 Time to Revamp 鈥淭he Talk鈥�

Let鈥檚 remove the shame from the conversation and help the next generation avoid the debilitating amounts of debt that keep us from buying houses or taking vacations.

Dina Gachman | Aug 28, 2015

Native rights | Activism | Wealth and inequality | Citizens United | Renewable energy

鈥淵ou Fly to the Edge of the Tar Sands, and … No Life鈥�: A Montana Professor on the Issue of Our Time

University of Montana professor George Price on permaculture, race, and how he鈥檚 standing up to tar sands extraction.

Sarah van Gelder | Aug 28, 2015

Tenderloin Peoples鈥� Garden. Photo by Sergio Ruiz.

Local power

How One San Francisco Neighborhood Became 鈥淚mmune鈥� to Gentrification

With more than a quarter of the Tenderloin鈥檚 housing stock owned by nonprofits or the government, longtime residents have staying power.

Rick Jacobus | Aug 25, 2015

Left to right: Jerry Ashton and Craig Antico. Photo courtesy of Jerry Ashton.

Wealth and inequality

These Former Debt Collectors Decided to Ditch the Industry, Buy Up Medical Debt, and Forgive It

Jerry Ashton and Craig Antico spent decades hounding debtors to pay their bills鈥攗ntil an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street inspired them to find a way to pay struggling people's debts.

Araz Hachadourian | Aug 17, 2015

After 20 Years Reporting on Solutions, I鈥檓 Going on a Journey to Find Where Hope Lies Now

大象传媒 co-founder Sarah van Gelder sets out on a road trip to find the edge of change.

Sarah van Gelder | Aug 13, 2015

This New Rule Will Bring Secretive Corporate Tax Breaks to Light

Every year, governments spend tens of billions of dollars on tax breaks for private companies. Now, state and city governments will have to start reporting it as lost income.

Puck Lo | Aug 7, 2015

Renewable energy

LA’s New Car Share Program Offers Electric Vehicles to Low-Income Drivers

Funded by state cap-and-trade revenue, Los Angeles' program will introduce an electric car-sharing fleet to lower carbon emissions and serve disadvantaged communities.

Shared-Use Mobility Center | Jul 30, 2015

Worker-owner Walter Vicente. Photo by Dana Dillehunt.

Cooperatives | Jobs

A North Carolina Textile Co-Op Gives Immigrant Workers a Stake in the Business

In a state that lost 88 percent of its textile industry jobs in just 10 years, small worker-owned cooperatives are islands of rights and resilience.

Cecilia Garza | Jul 29, 2015

Wealth and inequality

Debt Collective Marches on New Orleans for Free Higher Ed

鈥淚t鈥檚 not about freeloading. It鈥檚 about what we鈥檙e willing to extend to each other as a society.鈥�

Araz Hachadourian | Jul 24, 2015

Wealth and inequality

Economic Growth Doesn’t Make a Wealthy Nation, Safety and Happiness Do

Economist Kate Raworth explains why economic growth shouldn't be the only measure of a nation's wealth.

Araz Hachadourian | Jul 17, 2015

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Cooperatives | Citizens United

The Case for a 鈥淛azz Revolution鈥� Against Corporate Capitalism

Bottom up? Top down? Improvisation is the key to a middle way.

Keith Harrington | Jul 17, 2015

Cooperatives

What鈥檚 Next for the World鈥檚 Largest Federation of Worker-Owned Co-Ops?

A conversation with Mondragon President Josu Ugarte on the future of the mega-cooperative.

Mary Hansen | Jun 12, 2015

Local economies | Renewable energy

How This Library Paid $1 to Install Its Solar Panels

In West Virginia, Solar Holler helps nonprofits install solar panels for less than the price of a cup of coffee.

Mary Hansen | Jun 2, 2015

Local economies | Jobs

These Friends from High School Bought an Abandoned Factory. Now They’re Distilling Artisanal Whiskeys鈥�

Much as blight can be contagious, so can renewal. How grassroots community groups are saving neighborhoods and building new businesses.

Samuel Dolgin-Gardner | May 20, 2015

Local economies

Where Do 鈥淩ednecks鈥� Really Come From? A New Museum Has the Surprising Answer

Tourists spend $400 more per trip on average when their trips focus on history and culture. That could be a big opportunity for West Virginia's changing economy.

Catherine V. Moore | May 20, 2015