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Liberty and Job "Recovery" For All? »
This “recovery” and the two which preceded it have been “jobless recoveries.” While the government measure of the unemployment rate…
400 Individuals Own More Wealth Than 60% Of America »
According to a medieval historian, today's wealth inequality is much worse than what prevailed in the Middle Ages. What does…
Local Businesses Generate More Wealth for Communities »
In addition to a loss in local spending generated, communities also sacrifice social benefits fostered by ownership of local business,…
Britain's Inequality Starting to Match The US »
Britain has seen growing inequality that is beginning to assume U.S. proportions. In terms of wealth, the 100 richest people…
Unequal Distribution of Wealth »
400 individuals—you could seat them all on a single airplane—own as much wealth as 60 percent of the rest of…
Co-ops: Growing the Local Economy »
In the 7 Rivers region of Wisconsin, the Fifth Season Co-op is strengthening the local economy by democratizing who owns…
Women Work Just as Hard But Make Less »
The majority of women in the US still make only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns for equal…
Worker-Owned Co-ops Could Save Businesses and Jobs »
When the Seiles decided to retire last year, they sold their businesses to employees. Only 30% of family-owned businesses, like…
B Corps Doing an A+ Job »
B Lab estimates that B Corps are 18% more likely than other sustainable businesses to use suppliers from low-income communities,…
CLTs: Long-term Solution to Affordable Housing »
CLTs allow prospective homeowners to buy homes outright while the CLT maintains ownership of the land. This allows the homeowners…
Banks Getting Bigger and Bigger »
Banks have gotten bigger since the early 1990s. JPMorgan, for example, had assets of around $300 billion in 1995; it…
Put Stock in Your Job: Employee Ownership And Job Security »
Owning stock in her company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), makes an employee part owner. Employee ownership retention…
Mondragón Corporation in Numbers »
Mondragón Corporation is a 80,000-person grouping of worker-owned cooperatives in Spain teaching the world how to move the ideas of…
Inequality of Poverty »
15% of Americans—nearly 1 in 6—are seemingly consigned to live in poverty. After the bailouts used to stimulate economic recovery,…
Growing Coop Sector Across The Pond »
Despite being the birthplace of modern-day cooperativism, the UK’s co-op sector has remained relatively small. However, since the financial crisis,…
Cooperatives: We're Still in Business »
Not only do cooperatives create jobs and generate local spending, but they also tend to last longer than traditional businesses.…
Raising Minimum Wage Could Benefit Women The Most »
Nationwide, women comprise two-thirds of all minimum wage workers. Minority women are more likely than white women to work these…
Poverty Rates Are Higher For Women »
Women are disproportionately represented in low-wage positions making up two-thirds of all minimum wage workers. Minority women are more likely…
States Are Building New Economies »
In a stagnant economy, states are taking several different initiatives to rebuild the system from the bottom up. They are…
5 Strategies for Developing Coops In Low-Income Communities »
Worker cooperatives are an important part of the community wealth building toolbox. A new report by Democracy Collaborative assesses the…
Do You Want To Build A Coop: 4 Ways Coops Are Started »
Worker cooperatives are an important part of the community wealth building toolbox. A new report by Democracy Collaborative assesses the…
Dogs versus Coops »
REI is a consumer co-op with $1.8 billion in sales. Organic Valley, a Wisconsin-based cooperative dairy, generated more than $…
Are Luxury Apartments More Interesting? »
Community Development Corporations are not-for-profit institutions. Roughly 4,500 operate in all 50 states and DC. They create affordable housing, commercial…
Minimum Wage Raises Might Not Be All They Seem To Be »
In 2007, people got excited about federal legislation raising the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour. This was…
Concentration of Income in the Top 1% »
Real wages for 80 percent of workers have not gone up more than a trivial amount for at least three…
Worker-ownership and Union membership in the U.S. »
Most people don't realize that the number of people in worker-owned businesses has grown significantly over the course of the…
Press More Interested in Caviar Than Worker Ownership »
A sample assessment of coverage between January and November of 2012 by the most widely circulated newspaper in the United…
What is Community Wealth Building? »
Over the past few decades, businesses have contributed to their communities through corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. CSR programs enable…
What You Make In A Lifetime Can Be Made In 5 Minutes »
According to a medieval historian, today's wealth inequality is much worse than what prevailed in the Middle Ages. What does…