For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless
A mostly female crew constructs a village of emergency shelters in north Seattle, and finds camaraderie along the way.
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To Build These Homes, We Chose an All-Women Crew
The Mudgirls collective redefines expectations about what a construction site is supposed to look like鈥攃hild care, breastfeeding breaks, and all.
Why Does White Fragility Show Up at Workplace Diversity Trainings?
One way that whites protect their positions when challenged on race is to invoke the discourse of self-defense.
For Asian Immigrants, Cooperatives Came From the Home Country
For these communities, solidarity economics have been practiced out of necessity. But there are lessons we could all learn.
Dear Jeff Bezos, Let鈥檚 Talk About Your Money and How It Can Actually Benefit the Planet
An invitation to the wealthiest man in the world to consider putting Earth ahead of space.
What Really Helps the Unemployed Find Full-Time Jobs
Social safety net programs need more money, not less, for a work requirement program to succeed.
Tax Overhaul and the Immorality of Inequality
A society that fails to invest in its children, to protect its land and water, or to build a future is courting collapse.
It鈥檚 Not Too Soon to Talk About the Post-Trump Era
Even when sensible adults finally take back government, 鈥渂ack to normal鈥� is not what we want.
Worried About Rent Hikes, 301 Families Came Together to Buy Their Mobile Home Park
And five other creative ways Americans are stepping up to build strong local economies.
The Fix-It Shop Where Neighbors Repair Your Clothes and Electronics
Three years ago, they started a program to keep salvageable goods from landfills by harnessing the community鈥檚 collective skills to fix them.
6 Solutions That Support Native Sovereignty鈥擣rom Tribal Schooling to Bison Herds
Florida鈥檚 Miccosukee is the first tribe allowed to run its own school, where students fully participate in family and cultural activities.
Another Victory for Workers in Seattle鈥擳his Time It鈥檚 Their Schedules
Thanks to an ordinance passed last month, service and retail workers will finally get reasonable shift schedules, along with their $15-an-hour minimum wage.
Finally, Jobs That Work for Parenting
Right now I鈥檓 not worried about the glass ceiling. For now, with a young child, I鈥檓 embracing freelance work.
How We Became an Economy of Side Jobs
The job growth that led us out of the recession has been in nontraditional jobs, and that's working well for women.
For Workers Who Feel Like Part of a Machine, These Companies Get It Right
The Good Work Code attempts to re-examine what workers and employers want and to build jobs around shared values.
Who Replaced 9-to-5 Workers?
In just a few years, half of all workers will be outside the traditional economy. Not just artists and farmers but business people and professors, too.
As 9-to-5 Jobs Vanish, Look Who鈥檚 Reinventing the Working World
Overcoming isolation in the gig economy, workers like Amazon鈥檚 Mechanical Turks are building democratic, worker-led communities.
Maybe the Gig Economy Doesn鈥檛 Have to Mean Oppressed Workers
Has gig work helped you build community or left you isolated and vulnerable?
Can Workers Get a Fair Deal in the Gig Economy?
The whole sector won鈥檛 enjoy broader success until its companies learn how to combine flexible work with better treatment.
As #BankBlack Moves Money, Black Credit Unions Are Ready
While the number of Black-owned banks is down to only 22, there are 318 Black credit unions uniquely positioned to invest in their communities.
Female Migrant Farmworkers Push Back Against Machismo and Abuse in California鈥檚 Wine Country
In Sonoma County, women are coming together to support one another and advocate for the safety of undocumented fieldworkers who often work in isolation.
Why Economists Are Coming Out in Favor of Unconditional Basic Income
Economist Guy Standing says the policy can reverse inequality. It also has an invigorating effect on volunteerism, home ownership, and community strength.
As Boomers Retire, Mom-and-Pop Businesses Convert to Co-ops to Save Jobs
Baby boomers are the largest percentage of business owners, and they鈥檙e headed toward retirement. Worker cooperatives could keep the jobs they鈥檝e created from disappearing.
Why Give Breaks to Huge Corporations When We Could Invest Public Money Down the Street?
Cities and states fork over an estimated $70 billion each year to large companies that don鈥檛 need public assistance to thrive. We could spend that money on our own neighborhoods.
Austin鈥檚 Unique Policy Shift to Create Jobs for Everyone, Not Just Techies
How the city is promoting local economic growth that goes beyond deals for big companies.
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