In this brief video clip, consultant Camille Kerr, who advises the ChiFresh Kitchen worker cooperative in Chicago, explains why market access is critical to success.
More than Capital: Why Worker Co-ops Need Access to Markets
Hedge Fund Buyout of Tribune Puts More Journalism Jobs at Risk
Alden’s purchase of Tribune Publishing underscores growing hedge fund ownership of local media, and the need for nonprofit and cooperative ownership alternatives.
Time Is Currency
What you do and think about, that is your life. Start noticing and documenting how you wish you were spending your time.
Are Your Organization and Its Board “Access Able”?
Charity to people with disabilities dates back millennia, but meaningful input from those served is a recent phenomenon. Here are some ideas for “doing good” better.
Centering Care
What happens when we center care as an organizing principle?
Organizing for the New World: Catalyst
We’re not seeing a single catalyst moment, but the accumulation of moments throughout history that have created the reality that we live in today.
Organizing for the New World: Queer Courage
How is what it means to be “queer” or “out” today different from fifty years ago? And how does that contribute to social change?
Becoming Sovereign
For edge leaders creating viable futures, it is critical to not only understand but also know how to build personal sovereignty.
Liberal Organizers Consider 2020 Election Lessons and Gear Up for 2022
Progressive media, data, and movement activists examine the 2020 elections and eye the future. But have they reckoned with corporate power?
Democratic Management: Lessons from Worker Cooperatives
How do you operate a democratic nonprofit? Worker-owned cooperatives, some of whom have practiced workplace democracy for decades, may provide some answers.
GOP Governors Find a New Way to Harm Workers
In March, Congress voted to boost unemployment insurance through Labor Day. But 24 states are ending benefits early, cutting off support to nearly four million people.
Hologram Vision
How is “common good” defined in this period of polarization? The source may be “the ability to inquire into and harmonize diversity,” as represented by the hologram.