Author

Jonathan Tarleton is a writer, an urban planner, and an oral historian. He previously served as the chief researcher on Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas and as the editor in chief of the online magazine Urban Omnibus. His essays have appeared in Orion, Jacobin, Hell Gate, Dirt, and beyond.

Stefan Ivanovski is pursuing a Ph.D. at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. His research centers on democratizing ownership and management in companies utilizing remote work and innovative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI). Currently, he’s involved in two projects: a comparative study on tech worker co-operative ecosystems in Argentina and the UK, and a comparison of AI’s impact on jobs in the game development industry between the US and the UK. Stefan holds a Master’s degree in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in community and economic development, and a dual degree in international relations and Spanish from Bucknell University. He contributes as a writer and podcast host for Lifestyle Democracy, exploring technology, democracy, and society.

Podcasts from all of the local show on WHMP Radio in Northampton, MA. including Talk the Talk with Bill Newman and Buz Eisenberg, The Hustler Files, The Western Mass Business Show, and Panorama.

The Federation was born out of the Civil Rights movement and exists to save Black-owned farms and land. 

We strive toward the development of self-supporting communities with programs that increase income and enhance other opportunities; and we strive to assist in land retention and development, especially for African Americans, but essentially for all family farmers. 

Mari Nishitani is  a student at Pomona College, studying community ownership models.

All about railways - its politics, trains, economics, people & history. We turn over the issues of the day, talk to the people making decisions that affect all of us, & dig into amazing events in the history of a nearly 200-year industry.

David Flier is a journalist based in Argentina, specializing in solutions journalism and human rights, with a particular focus on the rights of people with disabilities. He spent four years as a lead editor and reporter at RED/ACCIÓN, where he also authored the “GPS AM” newsletter, delivering daily briefs on significant news stories. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including Infobae, El Litoral, Río Negro, and El País (Spain). As a LEDE Fellow with the Solutions Journalism Network in 2023, David produced several journalistic pieces highlighting the impactful work of nonprofit organizations in Argentina. His contributions to journalism have earned him multiple awards from the Association of Journalistic Entities of Argentina between 2021 and 2023. David holds a degree in social communication and completed a postgraduate course in digital communication. Additionally, he spent a year in India volunteering at an orphanage, further enriching his perspective on social issues. He speaks English and Spanish.

Chana Widawski is a social worker, writer and green-living coach based in New York City, whose dreams will one day ban single use plastics. Her writings have been published in  Lilith Magazine ,  Huffington Post , Malaysian Star newspaper and professional journals, focusing on collaboration, inclusion and sustainability. Chana is the  Families for Safe Streets  Organizer for  Transportation Alternatives . She also spearheads  Hell's Kitchen Commons , grows her own veggies, and has led service-learning programs across the globe. She received her BA in Communication from SUNY Albany and her MSW with a focus in Community Organizing, Planning and Development from Hunter College where she serves as Adjunct Faculty.

Cooperate Connecticut is a membership-based network catalyzing cooperative ownership and power. We bring co-ops and supporters across the state together to grow our local cooperative ecosystem through increasing access to information, education, skill based training, technical and material support, networking, and collaboration.

Independent scholar, Italy.