Community Newspaper Becomes Reader-Owned Cooperative
By Nithin Coca, Shareable
Reader-owners will, collaboratively, determine the future of the publication. It is uncharted territory, but one that readers, staff and editors are all eager to begin.
How the ICDE is Working to Advance Platform Cooperativism: Q&A with Trebor Scholz
By Nithin Coca, Shareable
New entities are creating toolkits and models for start-up platform cooperatives to more easily tackle the existing legal, financial and technical barriers to entry in the digital economy.
Spanish Cities Make the Case for How Cooperatives Can Address Urban Ills
By Nithin Coca, Shareable
Whether it is growing congestion due to ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft, rising housing costs due to Airbnb, or increasing agitation from gig workers being forced to work longer hours for less pay, cities are at the forefront of the battle to control the exploitative platform economy.
Japan Cooperative Alliance Aims to Give Unified Voice to Diverse Sector
By Nithin Coca, Shareable
How can cooperatives work together? In Japan, cooperatives have banded together to form the Japan Cooperative Alliance (JCA), an umbrella organization that seeks to promote inter-cooperative collaborations, lobby for pro-cooperative policies, and provide better information and education about cooperatives to the general public.
Moeda: The Cooperative Cryptocurrency That Aims to Advance Financial Inclusion
By Nithin Coca, Shareable
Can the boom in cryptocurrencies help achieve inclusive, cooperative growth? That's what Moeda, a cooperative crypto-credit banking platform seeks to accomplish. The group's well on its way. It recently concluded an initial coin offering in August of this year that raised $20 million dollars.
Will Public Banking Bring More Clean Energy Programs to California?
By Nithin Coca, Shareable
At a recent forum at Oakland City Hall, experts from the public banking and community energy sectors explored how the creation of a public bank could help communities transition to clean energy while creating economic opportunities.
How Innovative Funding Models Could Usher in a New Era of Worker-Owned Platform Cooperatives
By Nithin Coca, Shareable
To counter poor labor practices, gig workers and entrepreneurs are now taking matters into their own hands by launching their own digital platforms for various services. Called "platform cooperatives," these businesses bring the structure of traditional cooperatives, including worker ownership and governance, to the digital world.
Shared Renewables Hold Big Potential for Communities Left Out of Clean Energy Programs
By Nithin Coca, Shareable
Shared renewables is a democratic system, in which a community or neighborhood collectively owns or operates small-scale energy systems. The co-owners do not necessarily have to be neighbors — or even live near each other — depending on the type of system.