United States

Cooperative Possibilities for Prosperity

Ethan — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:45:03 -0400

Cooperative solutions for times of crisis

Building a Community Co-op Grocery

Ethan — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:21:14 -0400

People in a small North Dakota town are working to buy their local grocery store and turn it into a community-owned cooperative.

Worker-Owned, Worker-Spun

Ethan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:34:54 -0400

Introducing the Green Mountain Spinnery, a worker-owned wool spinnery in Vermont.

Taking Back the South Bronx: Opening Day at a Green Worker Co-op

Ethan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:39:52 -0400

By Lauren Kozol

Co-ops Unite to Support Worker-Ownership in Home Care

Ethan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:17:11 -0400

by Jim Johnson, GEO Collective

Past issues of GEO have reported on the emergence of a particular type of worker cooperative, the home care cooperative. In the 1980s, the federal government followed the lead of state governments like Wisconsin and acknowledged that elderly and disabled people who need help in day-to-day living are best served by in-home assistance. Medicare and Medicaid funding that would have otherwise been used only for nursing homes would now be applicable to home care services. With "the gray tsunami" of aging baby boomers looming, demand is only going to increase for the next few decades.

Limiting Corporate "Rights": Lessons from the Daniel Pennock Democracy School

Ethan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:50:12 -0400

By Joel Schoening

Joel reports on his recent attendance at a Democracy School session; the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund has held over 150 Democracy Schools to date and plans to offer more - eds.

A legal battle over corporate claims to be treated as persons with accompanying constitutional rights has been going on for over 100 years in the U.S. At stake is the ability of corporations to use "free speech" and other rights accorded to citizens to exercise enormous power over the political process, and to intimidate citizens who challenge them on environmental and other issues.

Cascadia Hour Exchange Goes Public

jpoling — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:33:58 -0400

Better Than Barter

Where Teachers Rule

Ethan — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:32:36 -0400

A school with no principals? It's like a shop with no bosses. Introducing "Teacher Cooperatives"!

Global Pressures May Spark Rural Economic Revolution

Ethan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:23:06 -0400

Rising costs of oil may give local economies a competitive advantage...

Co-op As Alternative to "Take a Leak" Economics

Ethan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:19:23 -0400

A brainstorm on strategies for local economic development