18Jun
14Jun
A Socialist Southern Strategy in Jackson
By Max Ajl via Viewpoint Magazine We know that the literal meaning of the word Utopia is no-place. It doubles as a word meaning a perfect world. Appropriately, the Latin American literary giant, Eduardo Galeano, who came from the continent which has...
12Jun
Can This Millennial Mayor Make Universal Basic Income a Reality?
Michael Tubbs is the 27-year-old leader of one of California’s biggest cities. And he’s using that position to try out some truly radical policy ideas.
By Edward-Isaac Dovere via Politico Out in Stockton, California, there’s an experiment underway in millennial-led government that’s trying...
07Jun
Feminization of Politics
Populism is not only incompatible with feminizing politics — it actually reinforces patriarchy. We need to transform the way left-wing politics is done.
By Laura Roth and Kate Shea Baird via ROAR Magazine Two of the liveliest debates among activists on the European...
05Jun
After Centuries of Housing Racism, a Southern City Gets Innovative
In Jackson, Mississippi, community land trusts are key to fair and affordable development.
By Adam Lynch via Yes Magazine Denise Fitzgerald’s property abuts the string of quiet, empty lots that line Ewing Street in Jackson, Mississippi. Recently she was leaf-blowing detritus shed by...
24May
More Businesses Are Becoming Coops: Here’s Why
With new tools and political policies now in place to support them, there could be a boom in employee-owned business ahead as baby boomers retire and sell their companies to their workers.
By Eillie Anzilotti via Fast Company In 1982, Linda and Gregory Coles were struggling to...
22May
These Towns Are Trying Out A Basic-Income Scheme
And It's Already Changing Lives
"We're not struggling."
By Emma Paling and Daniel Tencer via Huffington Post Sherry Mendowegan has accomplished a lot in the past six months. The mother of two bought her first car and graduated with her high school diploma in March. “Next is my college,...
10May
Cooperatives, Community Development and Social Justice
An Interview with Jessica Gordon-Nembhard and Ed Whitfield
via GEO Richard Rice interviews Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, PhD and Ed Whitfield on Cooperatives, Community Development and Social Justice. Jessica is the author of "Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic...
08May
Solidarity Economy: Building an Economy for People and Planet
A paper by Emily Kawano for The Next System We stand at the brink of disaster. The fragilities of the 2008 global economic meltdown remain, prompting warnings of another financial collapse from the likes of billionaire financier George Soros and the International...
03May