Welcome to the first official issue of GEO's new electronic newsletter. We close the past twelve years and 77 issues (volume 1) and open a new volume in our work of sharing stories of hope, creativity and vision in the work of building a just, sustainable and democratic society. 

Democratic Practice Across Sectors 

• Why Are We Playing Monopoly When We Can Be Living Democracy? By Frances Moore Lappé.

• Money Talks: How Participatory Budgeting Can Transform Politics. By Josh Lerner.

• Limiting Corporate Rights: Lessons from a Democracy School. By Joel Schoening.

Workplace Democracy in the U.S. 

• Co-ops Unite to Support Worker-Ownership in Home Care. By Jim Johnson.

• Taking Back the South Bronx: Opening Day at a Green Worker Co-op. By Lauren Kozol.

International Models for Economy Democracy

• Linking the Global and the Local: Seikatsu's Vision. By Yvon Poirier.

• Caisse d'économie solidaire Desjardins: A Unique Financial Institution. By Yvon Poirier.