How do people not only develop a vision of a democratic economy rooted in values of solidarity but come together to make that vision a collective reality? That is the daring question contained in this issue of Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine. Building on last summer’s issue on ownership, NPQ economic justice editors Steve Dubb and Rithika Ramamurthy call on us to consider what they label movement economies.
How can movements restore democratic accountability? Challenging corporate power requires combining political organizing with economic organizing.
To alter capitalist economic structures requires understanding how structural racism is embedded in institutions—and devising strategies to change that.
At a DC conference on economic justice, advocates look to the public sector to advance a more just economy. Can a revived public sector deliver on this promise?
The threat of displacement affects Latinx and immigrant communities across the US. But more and more, community residents are organizing to prevent this outcome.
Sounding the alarm about the rise of right-wing militia groups in the wake of climate disasters.
A new report reveals how philanthropy is short-changing HBCUs, and the consequences of a long history of underinvestment.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are under attack in colleges and universities around the country. Paulette Granberry Russell tells NPQ that it’s time for leaders to speak out.
Saphia breaks down her analysis of bell hooks’ writing on communalism as it pertains to class, outlining the themes her characters will grapple with in season two.
More employee ownership policies advanced last year than in the past 20. Now comes the hard part: bringing those gains into fruition for worker co-ops on the ground.
To build an economy that loves Black people requires building an ecosystem that invests in and supports Black creative people throughout the US South.
As childcare centers turn away children due to lack of staff, one nonprofit in Virginia has launched an initiative to train potential childcare workers with guaranteed employment and higher wages.