cooperative economy

Thoughts on Transparency

mheyman — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:29:35 -0500

Transparency is becoming a tool for increasing sales and improving customer loyalty. It's also a hot topic in the broader business world.

Worker-Owners of America, Unite!

michaeljohnson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:17:40 -0500

Is the NY Times getting it?

More Low-Wage Workers Become Their Own Bosses

michaeljohnson — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:26:53 -0500

From California to Maine, over the last 15 years low-wage workers have steadily organized employee-owned small businesses

Get Occupied With the Co-Op Movement!

Ethan — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:10:27 -0500

By Emily Kennedy, Huffington Post

I bet you haven't heard of the global movement that's demanding a democratic economy. The one that's unsatisfied with the corporate business model and the way banks dominate the system. The one that's been occupying the social change arena since 1844. They're the Co-Operative Movement.

Occupy Wall Street: A Gift for the Economy

Ethan — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:57:20 -0500

By Stephen Healy and Boone Shear, Truthout.net

The early characterization of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement as a group of rudderless kids with no real chance of success was fantastically misplaced. The 99 percent continues to occupy more cities, more headlines and more of our collective imagination.

Local Money Creates Local Wealth Outside The Bubble

Ethan — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:50:34 -0500

By Mira Luna, Shareable.net

Local currencies generally develop for one of two reasons — the desire for local economic control (for a variety of reasons, from democracy to sustainability to social justice,) and a scarcity of national currency. In the current situation, both reasons weigh heavy.

Hundreds of thousands leaving banks for credit unions

ajowa — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:19:14 -0500

40,000 moved their accounts on Bank Transfer Day, but leading up to that, 650,000 moved after Bank of America and other banks announced planned debit card fees.

Quebec Declaration

michaeljohnson — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:29:55 -0400

A joint Declaration on the socio-economic future of our communities and on public policy concerning co-operatives

Equal Exchange worker cooperative releases statement of support of Occupy Wall Street

ajowa — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:19:49 -0400

Equal Exchange of W. Bridgewater, MA, the worker cooperative which initiated fair trade with coffee farmers more than 20 years ago and one of the worker cooperative movement's oldest and more successful democratic organizations released a statement Oct. 27, 2011 "strongly" supporting, and urging others to support Occupy Wall Street.

http://smallfarmersbigchange.coop/2011/10/27/equal-exchange-stands-with-occupy-wall-street/

OCCUPY! CONNECT! CREATE! - Imagining Life Beyond "The Economy" (part seven)

Ethan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:04:15 -0400

by Ethan Miller

Previous: Part Six, "From Necessity to Possibility" and "From 'The Economy' to Economic solidarity and Democracy" (principles #4 and #5)...