Worker Cooperatives

From New York to Oakland, CA, city governments support worker coops

New developments in expanding local legislation and funding towards worker cooperatives
Municipal involvement in worker cooperative development

On Thursday, September 24th, the Pope will address the U.S. Congress for the first time in history. Perhaps he will speak about building democracy, growing the economy, or increasing equality— and a mention of worker cooperatives could serve as a unifying theme. Read more about From New York to Oakland, CA, city governments support worker coops...

Mapping the Collaborative and Democratic Economy - Cooperatively

A guest post by Noémi Giszpenc of the Data Commons Cooperative about gathering and disseminating information on the cooperative economy.

Critiquing the old economy is easy. The ends (more economic growth!) don't justify the means (privatize everything, and Devil take the hindmost!). And the means don't even get us the advertised ends; instead we just get widening inequality, perverted democracy, and degradation of life-giving systems. Read more about Mapping the Collaborative and Democratic Economy - Cooperatively...