After the Sequester: Can We Create Better Jobs for Military Employees? The sequester could result in the first significant cuts to the military budget in years. If it goes through, let’s make sure we avoid mass unemployment by training these veterans to work in growing industries. James Trimarco Feb 27, 2013
Behind the Kitchen Door: A Must-Read for Anyone Who Eats at Restaurants Review: More than half of the nation’s worst-paid jobs are related to food. Saru Jayaraman’s new book dives into the explosive movement for better rights for those who plant, process, and cook the food we eat. John Cavanagh Feb 25, 2013
Filmmakers: Cooperative Businesses Bring Democracy to the Workplace In their new film, Shift Change, filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin take viewers on a worldwind tour of the cooperative economy. Mark Karlin Feb 21, 2013
Just the Facts: What's So Good About Co-ops? Why support the co-ops in your community? The benefits might be further-reaching than you think. Feb 14, 2013
The Economy: Under New Ownership How cooperatives are leading the way to empowered workers and healthy communities. Marjorie Kelly Feb 14, 2013
Green Housing: In Buffalo, It's Not Just for Rich People Anymore Can we build sustainable housing that's affordable, too? The city of Buffalo did, and created a community jobs pipeline in the process. Here's what can happen when neighborhoods take the lead. Mark Andrew Boyer Feb 15, 2013
What’s Cheaper than Solar, Slashes Carbon Emissions, and Creates Jobs in Kentucky? Having an energy-efficient home saves the owners money, but they often procrastinate on improvements. When energy companies in Kansas and Kentucky figured out a way to sweeten the deal, the results brought good news for homeowners, contractors, and for the planet. Erin L. McCoy Jan 30, 2013
Europe Authorizes “Robin Hood Tax” on Financial Transactions Support for the tax on stocks, bonds, and derivatives was so strong among EU finance ministers that it wasn’t even necessary to take a formal vote. Sarah Anderson Jan 25, 2013
What India Taught Me About How to End Hunger Back in the ’60s, Frances Moore Lappé realized that hunger is caused by a scarcity of democracy, not food. Then, a collective of courageous women farmers showed her how to change that. Frances Moore Lappe Jan 08, 2013
The Trillion Dollar Coin: A Debt Solution for the People Far from being a gimmick, having the U.S. Treasury mint high-denomination coins is a solution that cuts to the root of America’s financial problems. And Benjamin Franklin would have liked it, too. Ellen Brown Jan 17, 2013
What Would a Down-to-Earth Economy Look Like? How did we end up with Wall Street when models for a healthy economy are all around us? David Korten Jan 09, 2013
Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Let’s Take a Stand for Domestic Workers 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, it's time to recognize domestic labor as real work that should be protected. Tiffany Williams Jan 11, 2013
Why Post-Sandy America Needs State Banks More than Ever If we the people want the sort of security in emergencies that is available to the owners of Wall Street banks, we need to own some banks ourselves. Ellen Brown Jan 04, 2013
Radical Generosity What’s better than turning a profit by selling your work? Filmmakers, cafe owners, and even corporations like Panera Bread point to the satisfaction that comes with giving it away. Paul Van Slambrouk Dec 17, 2012
Why Won’t the Wall Street Journal Cover the Cooperative Economy? Cooperative businesses are proliferating quickly, but you wouldn’t know it from reading the Wall Street Journal. Gar Alperovitz Keane Bhatt Dec 19, 2012
