Posts Tagged ‘cooperative’

Dem Rep. Raskin: Ivanka Trump Was ‘Cooperative Witness’ Before the January 6 Probe

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that Ivanka Trump, the daughter and senior White House adviser of former President Donald Trump, was “cooperative” during her eight-hour testimony before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol. Raskin said, “Chair Bennie Thompson said afterward that she was a […]

The Socialist Cooperative Commonwealth

Since its origin in the early 19th century by followers of Robert Owen, the term “socialism” has evolved to mean many different things to many different people and has been misused by dictatorships to describe their draconian management of capitalism.  At the present time “socialism” is an unpopular word. Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot have poisoned our […]

Green Mountain Spinnery And Flat Iron Cooperative

Above Photo: Marti Stone. Green Mountain Spinnery is a 40 year old cooperative based in rural Vermont. They mill high quality yarns made in the U.S., support regional sheep farming, and develop ways of producing natural fibers that are environmentally friendly. Flat Iron Cafe is a cooperatively owned coffee shop based in Vermont. They are […]

Taxing times for India’s cooperative federalism

Far from bringing out the best in people and institutions, a crisis can bring out the worst too. That is precisely what seems to have happened, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, to the concept of ‘cooperative federalism’ between the central and state governments, claimed as one of his key policies by Prime Minister […]

Cooperative Federalism to “Competitive” Cooperative Federalism, The case of Covid vaccination – Who gains? Who loses?

“However good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad because those who are called to work it, happen to be a bad lot. However bad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those who are called to work it, happen to be a good lot “ […]

How To Unlearn Capitalism Through Cooperative Ownership

Ampled co-founder Austin Robey and researcher Danny Spitzberg on what’s possible with cooperative business models—especially when applied to the web. This interview is part of Strange Futures, a column hosted by Willa Köerner of The Strange Foundation, which features artists and organizers who are actively creating transformation in this moment. Here, Willa talks to two […]

Testimonies From The Gloria Quintanilla Women’s Cooperative Of Nicaragua

Above photo: From July 11–21, 2019, the Friends of the ATC and the ATC hosted their “Solidarity with Nicaragua” delegation. Friends of the ATC. “The Land is Our Mother” When a group of campesinas in the community of Santa Julia, Nicaragua founded the Gloria Quintanilla Cooperative in 2008 with the Rural Workers’ Association (Asociación de […]

For An Egalitarian, Cooperative Road To An Ecosocialist Future

This important Ecosocialist Manifesto, published by the Green Left emerges out of Australia in preparation for the forthcoming conference, Ecosocialism 2020: From rebellion to revolution, supported by the Socialist Alliance. It will be open for further discussion and development through a series of Ecosocialism conferences in several cities across Australia in late October. We are in the midst […]

Capitalism Got You Down? Try A Worker Cooperative

Capitalism Got You Down? Try A Worker Cooperative Above Photo: Phil Wrigglesworth / Upstream How the cooperative work structure is making a comeback to democratize labor Do you ever have the feeling that your boss is ripping you off? Maybe it’s not your boss; maybe it’s a bit more abstract. Like you get home from work and […]

Catalan Integral Cooperative – Simpler Way Revolution Is Well Underway!

Catalan Integral Cooperative – Simpler Way Revolution Is Well Underway! Above Photo: Benjamin Austwick/ Flickr (This update of my 2015 account is based mostly on the report by Dafermos, 2017.) This is a remarkable and inspiring movement in Spain, now involving hundreds of people in what I regard as an example of The Simpler Way transition […]

A New Type of Darwinism: Survival of The Most Cooperative – Unity Consciousness

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” — Max de Pree When you were born, you were given a gift. Do you know what your gift is? Your gift might have been apparent from a young age or, like […]

62yo Disabled Man Dies Days After Being Tased (VIDEO)

The question here is, what does a cop have to do to be held accountable for his or her actions? At the very least, when does a cops fear of getting hurt trump a citizen’s right to live. In Austin, Texas, it appears that a disabled senior citizen being tased is “by the book” no […]

Used And Betrayed – 100 Years Of US Troops As Lab Rats

Print Friendly Above Photo: From CreativeResistance.org. Eyes Wide Open: US Military Personnel Killed In Iraq. On Memorial Day, politicians will speak at ceremonies all over the country and repeat their favorite mantra: “Support the troops.” This pledge is hammered into the American psyche at every turn. But there is a hidden, dark history that shows that […]

Lost Greek Island Home To Ancient City Of Kane Found In Modern Day Turkey

A team of international geo-archeologists claim to have found a lost island in the eastern Aegean that once contained the ancient city of Kane, site of the famous Greek Battle between Athens and Sparta. The lost island of Kane lies just off Asia Minor, in modern day Turkey. Protothema reports: The lost island mentioned in ancient […]

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