In this week’s New Economy Roundup, we’re talking about building democracy beyond elections, how tenants are evicting their landlords, the youth building agroecology movements in Latin America, and it’s #RadicalRealEstate week!
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New Economy Roundup: Indigenous Sovereignty Now, Mutual Aid 101, Latinx Co-op Power
In this week’s New Economy Roundup, we’re talking about policy tools to advance Indigenous sovereignty and land return, how to set up a mutual aid fund, new research about Latinx Co-ops, an upcoming event with the Rising Majority to put capitalism and white supremacy on trial, and more.
New Economy Roundup: Justice for Breonna, Public Pharma, Just Recovery & Solidarity Economy 101
In this week’s New Economy Roundup, we’re talking about justice for Breonna Taylor, why big pharma exacerbates racial health inequities and how democratic public ownership offers a remedy, cooperative approaches to education and childcare, an intro to the solidarity economy, and lessons about just recovery and community-led disaster relief on the third anniversary of Hurricane Maria.
New Economy Roundup: Climate Justice Now, New Media for a New Economy, a People’s WPA
This week we’re talking about the escalating climate emergencies across the country, the CDC eviction moratorium, and a radical new show on public television. Plus, an Indigenous-led food exchange network in Costa Rica, a Works Progress Administration for the people, funding for arts co-ops, today’s Worker Cooperative Conference, and more.
New Economy Roundup: Public Medicine for the Public Good, Just Recovery in the Gulf, NBA Strikes
This week we’re talking about calls to reclaim public medicine for public health, the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, peer-to-peer lending, the upcoming Worker Co-op Conference, a new fund to support Black self-determination in the South, this week’s NBA and WNBA strikes in defense of Black lives, and more.
New Economy Roundup: #MakeBillionairesPay, Feminist Economic Recovery, & Beautiful Solutions
This week we’re talking about legislation to make the ultra-wealthy pay for COVID-19 relief, growing people’s budget movements, plans for a feminist economic recovery, a new anti-facist platform co-op in Brazil, and more. Plus, Beautiful Solutions: a Toolbox for Liberation is available for pre-order!
New Economy Roundup: Collective Care is the Future
In the spirit of collective care, NEC has closed our offices this week to recognize the impact that the pandemic and uprisings have had on our staff. Even though we’re out of the office, we still wanted to share a scaled-back Roundup with some of our favorite new economy stories from last week (7/16-7/23), new job listings, and upcoming events.
New Economy Roundup: Banks Should Pay Reparations, Solidarity Economy 101, The Breathe Act
This week we’re talking about models for reparations from the financial sector, renewed calls for rent cancellation and a People’s Bailout, a solidarity economy 101 primer, the Breathe Act and the upcoming Strike for Black Lives. We’re also celebrating our 2019-2020 cohort of New Economy Reporting Project fellows!
New Economy Roundup: Land-Based Reparations & Black Commons, #CancelRent, White Supremacy is the Preexisting Condition
This week, we’re lifting up movements for land-based reparations and a Black commons, growing calls to cancel rent and pass a Green Stimulus package that addresses the dual crises of coronavirus and climate change, solidarity with Palestine, a new report on the racial wealth gap during COVID-19, and more.
New Economy Roundup: Juneteenth Actions, An Abolitionist World is Possible, People’s Orientation to a Regenerative Economy
We’re talking about M4BL’s call to action over Juneteenth weekend, resources for abolition, community ownership of land, and a new policy toolkit about how we build a regenerative economy that starts with justice for Indigenous and Black communities.
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