It's Our Money: Going Local
Globalization has given giant private interests virtually free reign to influence policies and institutions that undermine local interests. This dominant economic paradigm in which private interests trump public interest is being pushed back by emerging forces ranging from new financial technologies, social media and changing populist narratives about the importance of effective public governance.
Regional Policy Frameworks of Social Solidarity Economy in South America
This paper looks at how the social and solidarity economy (SSE) discourse has been deployed at a regional level by the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and Southern American Common Market (MERCOSUR), and the implications of these new policy frameworks for the advancement of SSE practices.
Urban Farming Cooperatives
Buffalo, New York has two distinctly different urban farming cooperatives.
Participatory Budgeting in Schools Lesson Plans
We all want young people to become civically engaged. This can start now, in school! PBP has developed a free Guide for you to give students a direct experience in civic engagement through Participatory Budgeting.
Democracy Brewing Company Wants to Be the First Co-op Brewery in Boston
A new brewery could soon join the fray in Boston, but this one will be entirely worker-owned.
The Movement for Black Lives Economic Justice Platform
We demand economic justice for all and a reconstruction of the economy to ensure Black communities have collective ownership, not merely access. This includes: