Since 2019, Economy Remix at NPQ has highlighted community-based democratic economic practices, while also demystifying mainstream practices. In this column, you’ll learn about everything from public banking to community land trusts to employee ownership, and more.

This column is predicated on the notion that our economy is far too important to leave to the economists.  Whether you work in social services, education, the arts, or community development, understanding economic trends—and cutting through the fog of myth (such as the zany idea that there is such a thing as a “free market”—is critically important.

Steve Dubb is senior editor of economic justice at NPQ and covers economy and its intersections with nonprofit leadership, racial justice, and more.