Rural Coops Show the Way to Urban Job Growth
By Hannah Miller
Mondragon Co-ops Make Waves All the Way to California
When the Workers Run the Show
You Can't Ever Stop Being Vigilant: The Role of Alternative Media in Protecting Democracy
Beverly Bell, Other Worlds
Truthout, 08 September 2012
Beverly Bell: Can you please start by telling us how you define alternative media?
24-7 Democracy: Living AND Working Coop
The economic collapse has effected millions of people in the critical areas of housing and jobs. It's no longer a secret that many are rediscovering the tried and true tradition of democratic worker cooperatives. "Democracy 24/7 : Living & Working Coop" talks to some great people who are members of both worker and housing cooperatives; jobs and housing that is owned and democratically run by the people who work/live there.
U of Winnipeg creates “Chair in Co-Operative Enterprises”
WINNIPEG, MB - It was a simple idea born in dire times, during the upheaval of the Industrial Revolution in 1844 England: could ordinary people pool their resources to their mutual benefit? That idea led to a global co-operative movement, with the first member-owned credit union appearing in Manitoba in St. Malo in the 1930s. Today, there are more than 350 Manitoba co-ops serving 800,000 members in all facets of life from grocery stores to financial services to gas bars.
ECON4 Statement and Video on Healthcare
Economists who think economics should serve people, the planet, and the future make their case in a short video.
New Cuba: Beachhead for Economic Democracy Beyond Capitalism
This is a good piece on the privatization efforts in Cuba with a distinct emphasis on worker-ownership. Worth a look.
It's also worth going back to pick up Richard Wolff's interview of Gar Alperovitz from April of 2012. The transcript and audio are both available at the link.
Good Year for Worker Co-ops
On the last day of 2012 our 25th year as a worker cooperative (and 37th in business) ended. It was an extraordinary year – rich, full, profitable, demanding, restorative, and uplifting. It was a year of many “first-evers”. On November 1st we welcomed...
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A Review of John Curl's Book
TruthOut published a very positive review of John Curl's 2nd Edition ... discussed in Michael Johnson's interview of Curl late last year. As the U.S.