The Case for Cooperative Businesses

Nathan Schneider, journalist and professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and the author of Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition That Is Shaping the Next Economy (Nation Books, 2018), explains why cooperative businesses are a feasible alternative to traditional economic models. Saduf Syal, coordinating director at the New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives (NYC NOWC), talks about the local picture for coops, including house cleaning, homecare, childcare, catering, bookkeeping, and home renovation.

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