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Green Worker Co-Op Academy photo by Stephen O'Byrne

From Housing to Health Care, 7 Co-ops That Are Changing Our Economy

How manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, and others are doing business the cooperative way.

Claudia Rowe | Apr 24, 2013

Offshore Tax Havens Democratized on 鈥淎rt Hack鈥� Website

Today is April 15, and that means that taxes are due ... at least for most of us. Artist and hacker Paolo Cirio tracked down authors and activists who study tax havens and asked them about the details.

| Apr 16, 2013

Cooperatives

Occupy Sandy Funds Growth of Worker-Owned Co-Ops

Could the seaside neighborhoods struck by Hurricane Sandy be the next big incubator for worker-owned companies?

Peter Rugh | Apr 6, 2013

Cooperatives | Local economies | Renewable energy

Empowered by the Past: Red State Co-ops Go Green

A century ago, cooperatives electrified the poorest counties in the nation. Today, can they lead the way to a smarter, cleaner grid?

Brooke Jarvis | Apr 4, 2013

Cooperatives | Jobs

To Build a Community Economy, Start With Solidarity

How residents who can鈥檛 afford to buy in still get the benefits of co-op work and housing.

Abby Scher | Apr 4, 2013

Citizens United

Arab Spring Breakers: 50,000 Gather in Tunisia to Plan People-Powered Economy

Tens of thousands of people from around the world gathered in Tunisia last week to talk about creating a fairer world. Here are some of the hottest topics from the panels in Tunis.

Signe Predmore | Apr 2, 2013

Cooperatives | Health care

Don鈥檛 Like Your Health Insurance? Make Your Own

The Affordable Care Act hopes to drive expansion of health care co-ops.

Nina Rogozen | Mar 21, 2013

Cooperatives | Jobs

Credit Unions Put Your Money to Work鈥擱ight Where You Live

What if your bank鈥檚 first priority was to do good? Vancouver鈥檚 Vancity leads the way in putting dollars back into the community.

Colleen Kimmet | Mar 21, 2013

Cooperatives | Jobs

6 Ways to Fuel the Cooperative Takeover

From now on, the global mantra for filling market gaps is going to be, 鈥淭here鈥檚 a co-op for that.鈥� But co-ops need customers, money, and training. How do we shift from business as usual to the work of cooperation?

Sven Eberlein | Mar 21, 2013

Cooperatives | Citizens United

New Film Calls Worker-Owned Cooperatives 鈥淣ext American Revolution鈥�

Gar Alperovitz鈥檚 film points to worker-owned cooperatives as a growing alternative to traditional capitalism and socialism.

Kristin Hugo | Mar 16, 2013

Video Demonstrates 鈥淢ind-Blowing鈥� U.S. Wealth Inequality

Statistics about how much wealth is possessed by different groups of people can be hard to wrap your mind around. This video visualizes the figures in a few different ways鈥攁nd the picture isn鈥檛 pretty.

Catherine Woodiwiss | Mar 9, 2013

Jobs

Why Unions Are Going Into the Co-op Business

The steelworkers deal that could turn the rust belt green.

Amy B. Dean | Mar 6, 2013

Republic Windows and Doors photo by Amanda Rivkin

Jobs | Cooperatives

How Workers Laid Off from a Chicago Factory Took It Over Themselves

When their boss tried to fire them, the workers of Republic Windows and Doors occupied the factory. Now they own it as a cooperative.

Laura Flanders | Mar 6, 2013

After the Sequester: Can We Create Better Jobs for Military Employees?

The sequester could result in the first significant cuts to the military budget in years. If it goes through, let鈥檚 make sure we avoid mass unemployment by training these veterans to work in growing industries.

James Trimarco | Feb 28, 2013

Activism | Jobs | Sustainable food and farming

Behind the Kitchen Door: A Must-Read for Anyone Who Eats at Restaurants

Review: 麻豆社事件 than half of the nation鈥檚 worst-paid jobs are related to food. Saru Jayaraman鈥檚 new book dives into the explosive movement for better rights for those who plant, process, and cook the food we eat.

John Cavanagh, Robin Broad | Feb 26, 2013

Mallory White of Equal Exchange checks coffee roaster

Cooperatives | Jobs

Filmmakers: Cooperative Businesses Bring Democracy to the Workplace

In their new film, Shift Change, filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin take viewers on a worldwind tour of the cooperative economy.

Mark Karlin | Feb 23, 2013

Cooperatives

Just the Facts: What’s So Good About Co-ops?

Why support the co-ops in your community? The benefits might be further-reaching than you think.

| Feb 20, 2013

Cooperatives

The Cooperative Way to a Stronger Economy

Co-ops鈥攋ust like people鈥攃an get more done together than anyone can do alone. They come in many forms, and are more common than you might imagine.

Sarah van Gelder | Feb 20, 2013

Cooperatives

The Economy: Under New Ownership

How cooperatives are leading the way to empowered workers and healthy communities.

Marjorie Kelly | Feb 20, 2013

Local economies | Jobs | Renewable energy | Climate

What鈥檚 Cheaper than Solar, Slashes Carbon Emissions, and Creates Jobs in Kentucky?

Having an energy-efficient home saves the owners money, but they often procrastinate on improvements. When energy companies in Kansas and Kentucky figured out a way to sweeten the deal, the results brought good news for homeowners, contractors, and for the planet.

Erin L. McCoy | Feb 5, 2013

Cooperatives | Local economies | Wealth and inequality | Sustainable food and farming

What India Taught Me About How to End Hunger

Back in the 鈥�60s, Frances Moore Lapp茅 realized that hunger is caused by a scarcity of democracy, not food. Then, a collective of courageous women farmers showed her how to change that.

Frances Moore Lapp茅 | Jan 26, 2013

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