No Time for Volunteering? 4 Policies that Can Help
To truly encourage widespread volunteerism, we鈥檇 need to make sure that everyone (not just the well-to-do) have the time to do it.
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Striking Fast Food Workers: 鈥淲e Can鈥檛 Survive on $7.25鈥�
A movement to improve pay and work conditions in America鈥檚 fast food restaurants appears to be gathering steam.
Infographic: Your Stuff鈥檚 Not As Cheap As You Think It Is
What do we really trade for all of the cheap stuff we buy?
What the US Can Learn From Africa鈥檚 Booming Economy
Seven out of the ten fastest-growing economies are in Africa. Behind that is a surge in healthy young people and an emphasis on local markets.
A Caring Economy Requires Building Bridges鈥擭ot Burning Them
Traditional organizing makes opponents into 鈥渆nemies,鈥� but a new crop of activists is using love and empathy to create new alliances and possibilities.
Should There Be a Maximum Wage?
Countries like Egypt and Switzerland have placed regulations on how much executives can earn. Here鈥檚 why the U.S. should consider doing the same.
A New Deal for Appalachia鈥檚 Forests: Growing Biofuels?
The mine-ravaged communities of Eastern Kentucky have been increasingly abandoned by the coal economy. Could growing biofuels jump-start a new local jobs market鈥攁nd renew the land in the process?
Not Your Father鈥檚 Union Movement: NYC鈥檚 Young Workers Committee
The Young Workers Committee of New York鈥檚 transit union was out on the streets in a vibrant march. This video shows the group rallying, taking over an official鈥檚 office, and using the Occupy-style 鈥減eople鈥檚 mic.鈥�
From Housing to Health Care, 7 Co-ops That Are Changing Our Economy
How manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, and others are doing business the cooperative way.
Labor Dept. Deputy: It鈥檚 Time to Raise the Minimum Wage
Before joining the Department of Labor, Mary Beth Maxwell was a top organizer for the workers鈥� rights organization Jobs With Justice. Here, she speaks with Amy Dean about the lives of workers who make minimum wage and why the time has come to raise it.
To Build a Community Economy, Start With Solidarity
How residents who can鈥檛 afford to buy in still get the benefits of co-op work and housing.
6 Ways to Fuel the Cooperative Takeover
From now on, the global mantra for filling market gaps is going to be, 鈥淭here鈥檚 a co-op for that.鈥� But co-ops need customers, money, and training. How do we shift from business as usual to the work of cooperation?
Credit Unions Put Your Money to Work鈥擱ight Where You Live
What if your bank鈥檚 first priority was to do good? Vancouver鈥檚 Vancity leads the way in putting dollars back into the community.
Where Did International Women鈥檚 Day Come From?
Today, the world honors advancements for women鈥檚 rights鈥攁nd it all started with a courageous group of garment workers.
Why Unions Are Going Into the Co-op Business
The steelworkers deal that could turn the rust belt green.
How Workers Laid Off from a Chicago Factory Took It Over Themselves
When their boss tried to fire them, the workers of Republic Windows and Doors occupied the factory. Now they own it as a cooperative.
Behind the Kitchen Door: A Must-Read for Anyone Who Eats at Restaurants
Review: More than half of the nation鈥檚 worst-paid jobs are related to food. Saru Jayaraman鈥檚 new book dives into the explosive movement for better rights for those who plant, process, and cook the food we eat.
Filmmakers: Cooperative Businesses Bring Democracy to the Workplace
In their new film, Shift Change, filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin take viewers on a worldwind tour of the cooperative economy.
What鈥檚 Cheaper than Solar, Slashes Carbon Emissions, and Creates Jobs in Kentucky?
Having an energy-efficient home saves the owners money, but they often procrastinate on improvements. When energy companies in Kansas and Kentucky figured out a way to sweeten the deal, the results brought good news for homeowners, contractors, and for the planet.
Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Let鈥檚 Take a Stand for Domestic Workers
150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, it's time to recognize domestic labor as real work that should be protected.
Henry Red Cloud: Solar Warrior for Native America
Bringing renewable energy and jobs to reservations.
Ai-jen Poo: Organizing Labor鈥擶ith Love
Battling for those on the economic bottom rung鈥攄omestic workers.
Boomers a (Labor) Force for Social Change
Boomers discover ways to apply their skills and life experience to purposeful second careers.
Less is More: 5 Steps to Redefine Making a Living
Life out of balance? Ask yourself these questions.
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