12May
11May
Why a Just and Sustainable Economy Looks Like a Doughnut
via Yes magazine This is the real-world economy for a living Earth that we must learn to structure and manage to provide a safe space for humanity. by David Korten I see a lot of books presuming to explain what’s wrong with the economy and what to do...
09May
NCBA CLUSA launches new forum for cooperative economists
via NCBA by Elizabeth Lechleitner The cooperative story is compelling, but it’s often difficult to tell due to scant data or lack of highly visible forums that feature the cooperative impact. These gaps in quantifying the cooperative advantage are what the newly launched Council of Cooperative Economists is poised to bridge. Announced...
08May
A Fresh Model for Economic and Social-Justice Politics is Emerging in the South
via The Nation Jackson, Mississippi, Just Nominated Radical Activist Chokwe Antar Lumumba to Be the Next Mayor by John Nichols When Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, NAACP president Cornell Williams Brooks, and actor Danny Glover joined thousands of Mississippians in marching for labor rights two months ago, economic and...
05May
Rojava, Syria: A Revolution of Hope and Healing
Via Cooperative Economy in Rojava and Bakur Rojava is an enclave whose inhabitants have fashioned a place of security, gender equality, economic cooperation, and a unique form of localized direct democracy that has no equivalent elsewhere. by John Restakis With images of chaos, conflict, and a seemingly endless...
04May
New Economy and Social Innovation Forum pledges to build a values-led system
via Coop News More than 900 representatives from the new economy, including several co-ops, gathered for the session in Malaga, Spain by Anca Voinea Over 900 new economy actors got together in Málaga, Spain for the Global Forum on New Economy and Social Innovation. The event, which took place...
03May
Jackson, Mississippi’s Radical Mayoral Candidate
via In These Times If the Left can make it here, they can make it anywhere. by Kate Aronoff The city of Jackson, in the heart of staunchly Republican Mississippi, might seem an unlikely place for a municipal revolution. Yet Jackson’s radicalism has been forged in the crucible...
27Apr
Shut It Down May 1, 2017
via May1.org On May 1st, 2017 SHUT DOWN Attacks on our Freedom/Ataques a nuestra libertad, SHUT DOWN on our Human Rights/Ataques a Nuestra Derechos Humanos, SHUT DOWN Attacks on our Diverse Communities/Ataques a Nuestras Comunidades Diversas, SHUT DOWN Attacks on our Right to Organize/Ataques contra nuestro derecho a organizarios RESIST Discrimination/Discriminacion RESIST Bans/Exclusion RESIST Walls/Muros RESIST Poverty...
27Apr
Meet the Radical Workers’ Cooperative Growing in the Heart of the Deep South
via The Nation by Peter Moskowitz On November 9, people across the left woke up and wondered, “What do I do now? Under total Republican control, how does one fight for progressive change?” Kali Akuno, the co-founder of Cooperation Jackson, a workers’ cooperative in Jackson, Mississippi, has...
26Apr