A Global History of Co-operative Business, Greg Patmore and Nikola Balnave, (Routledge, 2018) This valuable new history of the global co-operative movement charts its rise and its evolution – and […]
Read More >July 2018
Boston’s Newest Brewery Serves Pizza Bagels With a Side of Democracy
Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery, fittingly introduced itself to Boston on July 4, opening in the longtime Windsor Button space at 35 Temple Pl. in Downtown Crossing. At the brewery, […]
Read More >Worker Cooperatives Are Finding Investors Who Share Their Values
You may know Equal Exchange by the food company’s signature bright red logo on its coffee, tea, or chocolate bars. You may know they sell only certified fair-trade products, ensuring […]
Read More >Organizing Our Economy as if We Lived on a Single Planet: A Conversation with Douglas Rushkoff
Editors’ note: Douglas Rushkoff is a writer, documentarian, and lecturer, whose work focuses on human autonomy in a digital age. He is the author of more than a dozen bestselling […]
Read More >Why Building a More Democratic Economy Matters for Nonprofits
Editor’s Note: Next week, NPQ will run a series of four articles, taken from the Summer 2018 issue of Nonprofit Quarterly magazine, on how to build a more democratic economy. This […]
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Esteban Kelly featured on The Next System Podcast
We’re so excited to share this episode of The Next System podcast, where Esteban is featured in conversation with Adam Simpson of the Democracy Collaborative. Check out the full episode […]
Read More >Solar design and installation company empowers employees to be owners
PV Squared in Greenfield, Massachusetts, was born out of a desire to create sustainable renewable energy jobs for the displaced workforce in Franklin County. “Our founders saw a lot of […]
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The 2016 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector is now available!
The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives is pleased to share this State of the Sector report, co-produced with our sister organization, the Democracy and Work Institute, covering research on worker-owned enterprises […]
Read More >A Business Model that Brings Jobs and Wealth-Building to Local Communities
At OFN’s 7th annual Small Business Finance Forum, more than 500 mission-driven small business lenders and partners gathered in Chicago to learn best practices, address challenges, and network with peers. The […]
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