The Interplay Between Entrepeneurship and Urbanism
Too often people fall into the trap of thinking that, if they create a cool walkable urban district or add a streetcar, tech startups and hipster coffee shops will somehow magically appear.
building resilient economies
Is the Local Economy the Solution to a Post-Capitalist World?
According to community economics advocate Michael Shuman, mainstream economic development today is a scam.
The Circular Economy’s Missing Ingredient: Local
There is need for a new level of nuance — a local circular economy — one, in which materials, ideas and feedback flow cyclically and locally.
Anchors a Way to Revive Struggling Cities
In urban development circles, strategies that leverage the staying power and scale of anchor institutions — universities, hospitals and other place-based powerhouses — are on the rise.
The Case for a “Jazz Revolution” Against Corporate Capitalism
Should checkerboard revolutionaries let their preference for incremental, open-ended process get in the way of opportunities for concrete, society-wide progress?
Cooperative/Solidarity Economics and Advancing the Development of Worker Co-ops
Let’s try to get both a firm grasp and a large perspective on "regional co-operative/solidarity economic development," and what it has to do with “advancing the development of worker co-operatives.”
Young Guatemalan Farmers Fight For Land Rights, Local Food, and Sustainable Traditions Endangered by Global Trade Deals
Campesinos, or rural farmers, are vital for any country.
2015 – The Year for Climate Justice and Degrowth
Can there actually be climate justice?
Can Public Banks Become America’s New Engines of Prosperity?
The campaign for public banking was launched more than six years ago by Ellen Brown, a lawyer, researcher and writer who was surveying the ruins of the U.S. economy – nearly every state and countless municipalities drowning in red ink – and observed that North Dakota was getting along swimmingly.
Ending austerity in Greece: time for plan B?
Syriza’s “head-long retreat” in the standoff with its creditors hails the failure of Tsipras’ pro-euro strategy. It’s time to start preparing for Grexit.
These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They’re Renting to Bike Shops and Brewers
While the investment cooperatives that have formed in northeast Minneapolis and in Sangudo have relied primarily on the resources of the communities starting them, both initiatives have also benefited from favorable state and provincial policies.
How a Startup D.C. Purchasing Coop Saved Members $1 Million
A social-purpose cooperative that leverages the buying power of community institutions, the Community Purchasing Alliance (CPA)…helps over 130 churches, synagogues, schools and other institutions save money and make investments in environmental sustainability, worker equity, and community organizing.
