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A survey for cooperators, reflecting on the worker cooperative movement on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives.

Cooperative development is the most important social change work that a person can do.

Jessica Gordon-Nembhard talks about her research into the history of African-American co-ops.

Josh talks with Kate "Sassy" Sassoon about her long history in co-ops of all different varieties and her current work as a co-op facilitator.

The Commons are a set of resources and places that are accessible to all members of society (parks, libraries, air). When we say 'the commons' we are referring to things and places that are held collectively, not owned privately.
 

Different types of cooperatives and the size of their business operations will have widely varying needs for capital. Cooperatives also have different methods of acquiring permanent capital depending on their type and scope of business operations.

Three interviews with attendees of the 2024 US Worker Co-op Conference, held in Chicago.

Interviews with Julian Hendrix and Esther West from the 2024 USFWC Conference.

In 2022 Rhode Island passed the Rhode Island Cannabis Act. This made cannabis legal for adult use and mandated that a cannabis retailer license will be awarded to one social equity applicant and one worker cooperative per zone. There will be four licenses per geographic zone which means that half of the licenses are meant to create racial and economic justice within the cannabis industry in Rhode Island. A total of 12 licenses are specifically reserved for social equity applicants and worker cooperatives.

Chris interviews worker-owners from Wholehearted Bookkeeping Co-op, Sunset Scholars, and Breadfruit Cooperative.