Peru, France reinforce cooperation on social solidarity economy

Democratize Big Banks

We don't need to break up the big banks. We need to put them under democratic control In These Times...

Building Alternative Institutions in Greece

Counterpunch, March 11, 2016 by Alexander Kolokotronis Since the beginning of the Greek financial crisis, both the Right and the...

Mixed fortunes as solidarity economy takes root in Greece

Time banks, farmer-to-buyer sales groups and alternative currencies springing up but expansion has not been steady or easy A...

Film Review: Solidarity Economics in Italy

Everywhere You Look In their 2012 film “Shift Change”, filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin introduced viewers to workers who...

Berkeley Votes to Boost Co-op Economy in the Face of Gentrification

In 1971, the owners of The Cheese Board turned their Berkeley, California, mom-and-pop shop into a co-op, where they...

The End of Capitalism Has Begun

Paul Mason, The Guardian, July 17, 2015 The red flags and marching songs of Syriza during the Greek crisis, plus...

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Seattle Flirts with ‘Municipal Socialism’

The $15 minimum wage was just the beginning. Now Seattle is trying to build a whole safety net for...

Solidarity Economy Part 3: Expanding Citizenship in Brazilian Favelas

Work produced by Mulheres Guerreiras de Babilonia This is the third and final article in our three-part series on solidarity economy...

Solidarity Economy Part II: Female Protagonists

This is the second article of our three-part series on solidarity economy in Brazil.  With a broader understanding of the solidarity...