Grassroots Economic Organizing

Strategies for Change

July 21, 2017

The Victory of the Commons

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July 2, 2017

When Feeling Good is Bad

There are times and places where alleviating some suffering for the short term is valuable and desirable, but there are plenty of others where easing pain in the short-term is actually harmful.  Pain, after all, isn't just some negative sensation — it's a signal that we're being damaged in some way and need to do something to stop that damage from occuring.

June 19, 2017

Involve Everyone in Production

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June 18, 2017

We Need New Stories

Naomi Klein has an interesting article in the latest issue of the Nation, Daring to Dream in the Age of Trump. I recommend it. Much to appreciate, disagree with, and discuss. I want to focus on two features of it, one I find quite surprising and one that is so typical and so disempowering of the Democratic Left.

May 29, 2017

Reflections on a Visit to Cuba’s Urban Cooperatives

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May 22, 2017

The Future is a "Pluriverse"

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May 15, 2017

The Permanent Community Energy Cooperative

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May 12, 2017

Solidarity Economics as Transformative Politics

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May 2, 2017

The Kids are Alright, Part 2

An interview with James Dunn

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April 21, 2017

The Kids are Alright, Part 1

An interview with James Dunn.

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