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Converting Businesses to Cooperatives Just Got Easier
A coming wave of Baby Boomer retirements threatens the survival of many small businesses. This initiative is making employee-ownership a more viable option.
California Just Legalized Public Banks. Will the Rest of the Nation Follow Suit?
The new law promises to take taxpayer money back from Wall Street and reinvest it in communities.
鈥淣o Winners on a Dead Earth鈥�: Why We Need a Climate Leader in 2020
The climate crisis is our common cause, and we鈥檒l need to elect a president that is willing to take it on.
How to Get Out of the Debt Trap When Banks Won鈥檛 Help
In many rural areas, a lack of banking options has led to an increase in predatory lending. In eastern Kentucky, a new nonprofit is fighting back.
What Low-Wage Work Does to Us
A huge share of U.S. employment is in low-wage jobs where workers are pushed to their limits to maximize profits for massive corporations.
You Can鈥檛 Put Capitalism Over Sustainability鈥攁nd Other Lessons From China
Humanity鈥檚 existential crisis can be resolved only when we the people stand united behind a vision of the world we truly want.
Will Banning Single-Family Zoning Make for More Affordable Homes?
Minneapolis effectively eliminated single-family zoning in order to undo decades of segregation and create more affordable housing options. Other states are watching closely.
How This Black Entrepreneur Went From Homelessness to Housing Others
With help from a business incubator, Tyrone Poole created a platform to help people on low incomes find housing.
8 Essential Steps to Radically Transform Our Economy
An economic system that serves everyone and the planet is necessary for our survival. Here are some guiding principles to get us there.
Taxing the Rich Starts With Knowing Who They Are
Not all the rich are created equal, and it will take different policy approaches to redistribute some of their wealth.
How an 鈥淎rts and Culture Economy鈥� Rebuilt a Former Coal Town
鈥淢ore and more artists started moving in, and we ended with the crazy, amazing mix of people in town.鈥�
The Public Banking Revolution Is Upon Us
More than 25 bills are now active, and dozens of groups are promoting the idea.
Robert Reich: Socialism for the Rich, Capitalism for the Rest
While the wealthy and powerful are coddled with public largesse, the rest of us are thrown into the jaws of an unforgiving economic system.
Real Wealth Resides Under Our Feet
Soil, not money, is the source of wealth, and our economic system needs to reflect that.
A New Food Court Offers a Leg Up for Local Eateries
A Bay Area market and cafe aims to build wealth for local food entrepreneurs and local community.
Where Homeownership Starts at $1 per Square Foot
A tiny house program in Detroit helps people avoid homelessness, and get a head start on building equity.
Why Student Players Deserve a Cut of the Billions They Bring In for College Athletics
College basketball players are on average worth $212,080 to their program鈥攎uch more than the cost of their scholarships.
Can Rent Control Protect Communities?
Oregon passed a statewide cap on annual rent increases, and now other states are paying close attention.
New Life for an Old Mill Town in Rural North Carolina
A grassroots co-op turns small individual investments into bigger returns.
We Can Do Better Than Capitalism
Entrepreneurs in all walks of life are showing that it鈥檚 possible to create companies with business models driven by social purpose.
Bill McKibben: Climate Change Is Scary鈥擭ot the Green New Deal
It鈥檚 very clear that conservatives have one plan for dealing with the popularity of the Green New Deal: scaring the hell out of people.
New Study Shows Wealth Inequality Hits Communities of Color Hardest
And it鈥檚 not just about rich and poor. The racial wealth gap is damaging to the economy as a whole.
The Green New Deal: Movements (Finally) Get Visionary Again
It鈥檚 bold, it鈥檚 inclusive. And Ocasio-Cortez and the young generation behind it understand that economic power needs to be met by people power.
Ocasio-Cortez Was Not at Davos, and That Means More Than You Think
What does a Donkey Kong fundraiser have to do with the annual gathering of the world鈥檚 elite capitalists in Davos? They both mark a cultural turning point.
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