Why build resilience now? Because here's what we can't rely on ...
Economy
When dollars are scarce, timebanks help neighbors swap skills, instead.
A tough economy makes cross-race organizing more important than ever.
Wall Street is bankrupt. Instead of trying to save it, we can build a new economy that puts money and business in the service of people and the planet—not the other way around.
Mondragón Cooperative Corporation: Look who makes the profits.
Americans want to invest locally. What's stopping them?
Local banks can change the world, one investment at a time.
Roosevelt didn’t come up with all those progressive programs on his own.
It begins with small farms working with natural cycles and ends with fresh food and stronger communities.
Meet the man who’s convincing the country, and the new President, that the next economy needs to be green and just. Interview by Sarah van Gelder.
With the housing crisis nationwide driving struggling families from their homes, Boston’s creative Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative shows how communities can hold their ground.
First rule: Don’'t panic. How to weather an economic storm and help make the transition to a less crisis-prone future.
NAFTA was sold as a win-win. After 14 years of losing, Mexican farmers are making their own trade rules—fair ones.
The U.S. spends piles of money on foreign aid, right? See how the spending actually stacks up.
7 of the best current models for changing who owns, controls and benefits from business. Profits can flow to workers, consumers or the community - not just outside investors. And these businesses succeed.
The boom of cooperatives in Venezuela is promoting employment and social justice at a grassroots level.
Horizontalidad: bringing direct democracy to Argentina's citizens while reducing unemployment and stimulating worker involvement.
By investing in health care that is holistic and focuses on prevention, Cuba has created one of the most effective systems in the world. Cuban doctors are engaged in missions throughout poor parts of the world, exchanging medical know-how for positive diplomatic relations.
Latin America's marginalized are mobilizing and changing the face of their nations' politics. From increasing national oil profits to rethinking regional trade plans, they are empowering themselves and lessening their dependence on the U.S.
Invisible Rights: We'll protect your right to vote. But not to eat. Economic human rights are in the Universal Declaration, but not in the U.S.
Judy Wicks learned how to build community, run a legendary restaurant, and start a national movement for just and sustainable business--all without leaving home.
Many communities in the U.S. ship food out—and ship the same food back in. What's the value of keeping it at home?
In a world where everything's for sale, we've forgotten that much of value happens outside the stream of commerce. Here's how we forgot--and how we're reclaiming the commons.
Buying local products at local businesses
creates a ripple effect as those businesses and employees in
turn spend your money locally. In contrast corporate chains
send most of your money out of town.
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