Globally, a burgeoning movement for local, cooperatively owned and community-oriented banks is blazing the trail toward a new, sustainable form of banking.
Jeffrey Hollender | Posted 02.12.2012
Starting on November 16 and continuing for 2 days, 2,000 grassroots organizers from 78 countries occupied Cancun. They requested an audience with Mexi...
Georgia Kelly | Posted 12.10.2011
While the unemployment rate in Spain is currently around 20 percent, it is zero percent in the Mondragón Cooperatives. How do they do it?
Maria Armoudian | Posted 12.03.2011
The Occupiers of Wall Street have good reason to be angry. So do the rest of Americans who are not participating in the demonstrations. As noted by co...
Jeffrey Hollender | Posted 10.25.2011
The success of worker cooperative models in Italy and Spain present a compelling model for building a new sustainable economy in the United States.
James Block | Posted 05.25.2011
I caught a glimpse of the future last weekend in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee. For those of you who haven't spent time there yet, it would ...
Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011
It was a tough year, but events from 2010 contain the seeds of transformation. None of the following stories is enough on its own to change the momentum, but each story points to a piece of the solution.
Kate Otto | Posted 05.25.2011
My jewelry says I have contributed to increasing food security, boosting literacy rates, and improving housing conditions for women and their children in Rwanda.
Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011
There is a social network that places enormous worth on engagement and conversation. Chances are that you may have never heard of Amplify -- I didn't until a few months ago.
David Dagan | Posted 05.25.2011
A few dozen socialists in the north of Israel met recently to raise glasses of wine and toast their latest business success. The residents of Kibbutz...
Michael Moore | Posted 05.25.2011
I have 15 things we can all do right now to fix the very broken system in this country and to fight back against those who have brought us to where we are. C'mon people -- we can do this!
Daniel Mica | Posted 05.25.2011
People who want to move their money out of big banks would be well advised to look not only at community banks, but also at the nation's credit unions. For consumers, the move makes perfect sense.
Adele Israel | Posted 05.25.2011
Our present economic path is not sustainable. "The Economics of Peace" conference showcased several different roads businesses can travel and still thrive.
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.25.2011
Many food cooperatives (co-ops) were formed out of necessity - natural foods and health food items were not readily available at the corner grocery st...
Ellen Brown | Posted 05.23.2012