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Worker Cooperatives

Businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by their workers/employees (called "worker-owners").

November 21, 2022

Growing Worker Co-ops in Vermont

Bret Keisling is joined by worker-owners Alex Fischer and Andrew Stachiw who discuss USFWC's (US Federation of Worker Cooperatives) efforts to network and grow worker co-ops in Vermont to further societal goals including economic, racial, and social justice, and working in business as anti-capitalists.

November 10, 2022

An Introduction to Some Common Business Models

Nathan Brown of Co-op Culture discusses some common types of business model.

November 7, 2022

Cooperative Enterprise and Market Economy: Chapter 2

Essence, economic objective, and characteristics of the cooperative enterprise.Essence, economic objective, and characteristics of the cooperative enterprise.

October 20, 2022

Worx Printing: A Union Co-op

In this special episode in honor of National Co-op Month, Kevin speaks with Kevin O’Brien, co-founder of the union co-op Worx Printing.

October 10, 2022

Phoenix Mental Health

Max is joined by Jeff and Eric, 2 of 7 worker-owners of a therapist worker cooperative in Minneapolis, Minnesota called Phoenix Mental Health.

September 19, 2022

Sustainability of Worker Co-Operatives

This article investigates ways in which worker co-operatives can contribute to a more
sustainable world, using the conceptual lens of Doughnut Economics.

September 15, 2022

House of the Mondragon

Dru is joined by Carmen Marcuello and Anjel Errasti, authors of some interesting publications about Mondragon's expansion abroad.

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September 7, 2022

An interesting conversation about Mondragon

There are a lot of misconceptions in the US about the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation. A conversation happened online recently that highlighted some of those.

August 18, 2022

The Café That’s Upending Capitalism

Cafe Euphoria isn’t just another co-op. Its trans and gender-nonconforming owners are pursuing a vision of radical equality.