This week we’re talking about the board game Monopoly’s radical origins, the Racist Sandwich Podcast, and gearing up for CommonBound in St. Louis from June 22 – June 24. Plus, scroll down for the jobs and events board!
New Economy Roundup
New Economy Roundup: Kale Not Jail, Teaching for Black Lives, and the Sharing Economy in Rio!
This week we’re talking about kale not jail, how to teach for black lives, the sharing economy in Rio, and so much more.
New Economy Roundup: The Economy Isn’t Neutral, Refugee Cooperative in Morocco, and more!
This week, we’re talking about the history of cooperative organizing in America, May Day recap, board games that fight fascism and so much more.
New Economy Roundup: South Side Co-ops, Regulating the Urban Commons, and a School for Democratic Management
This week, we’re talking about taxi cooperatives, rural internet co-ops in South Africa, a school for democratic management, and so much more. Scroll to the bottom for the job board and events list — there are some great ones.
New Economy Roundup: Asian Solidarity Economies, Community Currencies, Detroit Recovery
This week we’re talking about the Detroit neighbors investing in land together, Asian solidarity, and a Brazilian town’s local currency. Plus, register for NEC’s biennial conference, CommonBound, coming to St. Louis, MO on June 22 – 24th!
New Economy Roundup: Atlas of Utopias, Debt Buys, Native Land Trusts
This week we’re talking about the native women reclaiming land, the London bank buying (and forgiving) debt, and the atlas of utopias.
New Economy Roundup: Health Equity, Solar Power in Puerto Rico, The Thingery
This week we’re talking about building healthy communities by building healthy homes, the power of black-owned credit unions, and a transition to solar power in Puerto Rico.
New Economy Roundup: Reparations, Guerilla Localism, and Chicago’s Anchor Institutions
This week we’re talking about an online map promoting person-to-person reparations, Preston, UK’s guerilla localism, and what makes a great sharing city.
New Economy Roundup: 50 Years of Counter-Power; Community Currency; Young, Rich, and Fighting the System
This week we’re talking about the organization creating jobs and opportunities in Appalachia’s shifting economy; the millennial one-percenters redistributing their wealth; and 50 years of people powered resistance.
New Economy Roundup: Appalachian Artisan Economies, Community Broadband and German Co-Housing
This week we’re talking about the Eastern Kentucky town that’s thriving, Community Broadband bills in Congress, and a small Italian towns effort to build a “circular economy.”
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