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February 20, 2020

10 Resources on Black Liberation & Economic Democracy

A list of readings on Black liberation and economic democracy.

April 30, 2014

Black Farming, Self Determination and Resilience

Dr. Monica White talks about her research into Black farming.

August 18, 2025

This Job Is Trash — But Everyone Loves It

They ride like the pro cyclists you see on TV, logging long hard miles, day in and out, but you won’t see them at the Tour De France. Instead, they tow 8-foot trailers stacked with over 300 pounds of trash through the streets, 365 days a year. 

August 14, 2025

Why We Need a Solidarity Economy Now

What happens when our communities are torn apart by toxic inequality, political fragmentation and declining social trust? The solution may lie in something that humans have been doing throughout our existence: taking care of each other, often without realizing it. Today that’s what some of us call the “solidarity economy.” 

August 11, 2025

Learning from Care Co-ops

Three existing care co-operatives explained how care co-ops work and shared their experiences of setting up a care co-op in their localities.

August 7, 2025

The Role of Solidarity Finance in Sustainable Local Development in Ecuador

This study explores the role of solidarity finance in promoting local development and the empowerment of marginalized communities through financial inclusion and access to community credits. It focuses on how solidarity-based financial mechanisms provide accessible credit with fewer barriers, fostering productive activities and economic resilience.

August 4, 2025

An Important New Book on the Praxis of Social Ecology

Practicing Social Ecology: From Bookchin to Rojava and Beyond, from Pluto Press, offers a compelling synthesis of ethnographic research, journalism and political analysis, combining the author's field research and her own activist experiences in a highly engaging and superbly accessible manner.

July 28, 2025

All About the Soft Chaos Cooperative

In this episode, Squinky and Jess from Soft Chaos dive into the world of worker co-ops and how collective ownership fuels their bold, genre-defying work. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how they create deeply personal, experimental games and interactive art that push the boundaries of play.

July 24, 2025

A Localism Manifesto

I argue for giving every community—left, right, and center—more freedom to craft their own policies without central government interference. Nearly a century ago, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote about the importance of 50 state laboratories for democracy through federalism. I would prefer we think about the 36,000 laboratories in our cities, towns, and villages.