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Yavor Tarinski’s Concepts for a Democratic and Ecological Society challenges your mind on the most significant questions such as direct democracy, de-growth, solidarity economy, and libertarian municipalism.

Across the world, a quiet revolution is emerging. Countless grassroots groups, civil society organizations and individuals are coming together to forge a more hopeful path to the future: away from the destructive global consumer culture, towards healthy communities grounded in strong local economies.

Worker cooperatives must develop a workplace culture that emphasizes innovation, creativity, product or market leadership, competitiveness, and risk-taking.

A report on the widespread use of formal and informal financial cooperatives by the people of Haiti and Grenada.

How cooperatives have helped rebuild the infrastructure and trust of Rwandans after the 1994 genocide.

A look back on 20 years of the recovered factories movement in Argentina.

This paper is about worker cooperatives — why some have succeeded while others failed. Our analysis proceeds from case studies of worker co-ops in several countries.

An interview with Cole Mannix of Old Salt Co-op, in Helmsville, Montana.

Luis Razeto's thoughts on taking the first step towards a solidarity economy.

An interview with Millie Moon, a worker-owner at one of the Arizmendi Bakery in Oakland, California.