Josh Davis's blog

"Doing well by doing good" is an idiom that should be removed from our lexicon.

Our socio-economic backgrounds effect how we see the world, and therefore how we interact with each other.

It always bums me out when I see or hear about cooperators partnering with what I consider soulless corporate entities.  I like to think that our enterprises hold themselves to a higher ethical standard than traditional corporations who explicitly state that their only goal is maximizing "shareholder value." On the other hand, I understand that co-ops, just like any other businesses, need to create revenue and that sometimes the best way to do that seems to be by partnering with a corporation that doesn't share our cooperative values.  Still, it's a dangerous path to start down.

The jobs that are the most vital to the functioning of society are those that get paid the least. Equal pay recognizes that all work is valuable and deserves dignity and equal remuneration.

For some reason, it is psychologically difficult for most of us to admit that our success, or lack thereof, may have more to do with circumstances beyond our control than it does with our own effort or skill. Even when outcomes are rigged in an overt way, our minds perversely insist on attaching praise or blame to individual participants in the “game.”

A recent survey of co-op awareness was very skewed demographically towards the wealthy and educated.

Lessons learned from Venezuela's experience with government funding of worker co-ops.

Why it's good to have a hopper.