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Murmurations: Making Space for Intentional Adaptation

Moving at the speed of trust has allowed this cooperative to create new visions of abundance—far beyond what white supremacist patriarchal hegemony deemed possible.

4DaSoil | Jan 30, 2024

This Trans-Owned Co-op Builds Community and Economic Stability

The trans and undocumented Latinas who started the Mirror Beauty Cooperative want it to be a model for equal pay and worker-ownership.

Megan Wildhood | Jan 29, 2020

Opinion

Who Owns Your Grocery Store?

“Who owns your grocery store?” It’s the question emblazoned on the back of a van that has ferried me across 34 states to visit 128 consumer-owned grocery stores (food co-ops)

Jon Steinman | Dec 6, 2019

Excerpt

Resisting GMOs and Preserving Indigenous Culture in Rural Mexico

Thanks to a union of land cooperatives, people in Puebla have food sovereignty and education in Nahuatl instead of mega-projects and a Walmart.

Timothy A. Wise | Oct 26, 2019

Converting Businesses to Cooperatives Just Got Easier

A coming wave of Baby Boomer retirements threatens the survival of many small businesses. This initiative is making employee-ownership a more viable option.

Isabella Garcia | Oct 11, 2019

Excerpt | Book

A Practical Approach to Making Co-ops Work

We don't need a revolution to achieve a fair economy.

Nathan Schneider | Dec 18, 2018

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