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.
Economy
Arab Spring Breakers: 50,000 Gather in Tunisia to Plan People-Powered Economy
Tens of thousands of people from around the world gathered in Tunisia last week to talk about creating a fairer world. Here are some of the hottest topics from the panels in Tunis.
Don鈥檛 Like Your Health Insurance? Make Your Own
The Affordable Care Act hopes to drive expansion of health care co-ops.
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.
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?
New Film Calls Worker-Owned Cooperatives 鈥淣ext American Revolution鈥�
Gar Alperovitz鈥檚 film points to worker-owned cooperatives as a growing alternative to traditional capitalism and socialism.
Video Demonstrates 鈥淢ind-Blowing鈥� U.S. Wealth Inequality
Statistics about how much wealth is possessed by different groups of people can be hard to wrap your mind around. This video visualizes the figures in a few different ways鈥攁nd the picture isn鈥檛 pretty.
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.
After the Sequester: Can We Create Better Jobs for Military Employees?
The sequester could result in the first significant cuts to the military budget in years. If it goes through, let鈥檚 make sure we avoid mass unemployment by training these veterans to work in growing industries.
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.
Just the Facts: What’s So Good About Co-ops?
Why support the co-ops in your community? The benefits might be further-reaching than you think.
The Cooperative Way to a Stronger Economy
Co-ops鈥攋ust like people鈥攃an get more done together than anyone can do alone. They come in many forms, and are more common than you might imagine.
The Economy: Under New Ownership
How cooperatives are leading the way to empowered workers and healthy communities.
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.
Europe Authorizes 鈥淩obin Hood Tax鈥� on Financial Transactions
Support for the tax on stocks, bonds, and derivatives was so strong among EU finance ministers that it wasn鈥檛 even necessary to take a formal vote.
What India Taught Me About How to End Hunger
Back in the 鈥�60s, Frances Moore Lapp茅 realized that hunger is caused by a scarcity of democracy, not food. Then, a collective of courageous women farmers showed her how to change that.
The Trillion Dollar Coin: A Debt Solution for the People
Far from being a gimmick, having the U.S. Treasury mint high-denomination coins is a solution that cuts to the root of America鈥檚 financial problems. And Benjamin Franklin would have liked it, too.
What Would Nature Do? Not Wall Street
Models for a healthy down-to-earth economy are all around us.
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.
Why Post-Sandy America Needs State Banks More than Ever
If we the people want the sort of security in emergencies that is available to the owners of Wall Street banks, we need to own some banks ourselves.
Radical Generosity
What鈥檚 better than turning a profit by selling your work? Filmmakers, cafe owners, and even corporations like Panera Bread point to the satisfaction that comes with giving it away.
Cheaper Together: How Neighbors Invest in Community
Cooperative financing and community land trusts keep rents affordable and homeownership within reach.
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