Brooklyn Youth Create Jobs (and Community Roots) Through Local Compost Program
This neighborhood made gardens out of vacant lots to tackle gentrification and high youth unemployment.
Economy
The Pipeline Strikes Back: The Audacity of TransCanada’s $15B Suit Against the U.S.
The political saga of the Keystone XL pipeline is like a real-life version of The Force Awakens. So why are we giving the Dark Side even more power?
Why Young Latinos in Rural California Support Sanders
In California鈥檚 predominantly Spanish speaking Eastern Coachella Valley, younger Latinos are showing support for Sanders, upending the narrative that his appeal does not extend beyond white voters.
Half of America鈥檚 Workforce Has No Retirement Plan鈥擝ut Illinois Has a Fix
Economists see the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program, designed for private-sector workers, as an innovative complement to Social Security.
Uber鈥檚 Immigrant Drivers Look Forward to Better Pay鈥攁nd Bigger Voice
A union for Seattle Uber drivers means finally having the right to a two-way conversation with their multibillion-dollar employer.
What鈥檚 the New Economy Look Like? Here鈥檚 What Our Artists Did With Your Ideas
Pictures of windmills and farmers markets are great, but they don鈥檛 capture the diversity and radicalism of the movement. So we asked readers like you for poster ideas and handed them over to two of our favorite artists.
Income Inequality Is a Health Hazard鈥擡ven for the Rich
A public health researcher explains why life expectancy in the United States is falling, and it has to do with income inequality rising.
Was 2015 the Year Big Food Began to Lose Its Sway?
Companies like Coca-Cola and Monsanto were called out for conflicts of interest, leaving many in the public health sector to wonder if next year transparency might become the new normal.
A West Virginia Family Leaves Coal for Local Food鈥擜nd Wants to Help Others Do the Same
In a place where coal鈥檚 legacy has left residents struggling, one family has a vision of a healthier future.
How to End 30 Years of Wage Stagnation
Rebuilding workers鈥� rights is possible鈥攊f we are willing to face the tough issues.
18 Holiday Gift Ideas鈥擣rom Co-ops
Here鈥檚 how to use your holiday shopping to support cooperatives.
COP21: What Paris Can Learn From a Mississippi Co-op
Cooperation Jackson heads to the Paris climate talks to show what a just transition to a green economy looks like.
5 Apps for the Sharing Economy (and Other News to Chew On)
FDA approves genetically engineered salmon, gun control debates overlook the biggest group of gun violence victims鈥攂lack men鈥攁nd apps that might help you put old stuff to new use.
REI Will #OptOutside on Black Friday. Can It Change Retail (and the Economy)?
All 143 REI stores will be closed on Black Friday. But what more can the co-op do to live up to its values and transform the conversation in the United States?
Special Report: The First Nations Blockade That Could Shut Down the Tar Sands
Journey with us to the Unis'to'ten camp, where one First Nations clan stands in the path of three pipelines.
10 Reasons to Leave Your Company to Your Workers When You Retire
It鈥檚 a once-in-a-generation opportunity: Selling to employees can yield a better price, preserve a legacy, keep jobs and profits local鈥攁nd maybe even eradicate inequality.
3 Ways the TPP Will Hurt the Climate鈥擨f We Let It Pass
The next big trade deal is poised for a congressional vote in 2016. Here's what that means for the planet.
After Decades in a Food Desert, These Neighbors Are Building a $2 Million Co-op鈥擜nd They Own It
For nearly 20 years, the residents of this mostly African American Greensboro community had nowhere to shop for food. They tried to attract a big-box grocery store; when that didn鈥檛 work, they started their own.
Energy Democracy: Inside Californians’ Game-Changing Plan for Community-Owned Power
Large utility companies control about 75 percent of the electricity market in California. A hybrid between a public agency and private utility, the new Community Choice program is a model for communities that want greener, cheaper energy.
New Economy Week Starts Here
This week, we bring you five pressing challenges blocking our way to a better economy鈥攁nd a dose of solutions.
Borrow, Save, Share: 3 Ways Seeds Can Democratize Our Food System
Just six companies control 63 percent of the commercial seed market. But seed libraries offer us an opportunity to reclaim the seed commons and create our own community food systems.
After Ferguson Uprising, Should St. Louis Spend $1 Billion on a New Football Stadium?
Just a year and a half after the St. Louis area became internationally known for racism, the city is considering building a billion-dollar stadium. If justice was our priority, says organizer Julia Ho, those tax dollars would be spent very differently.
What If We Owned the Internet Together? It鈥檚 Time to Bring the Co-op Revolution to the Web
The flourishing of farmers markets and credit unions demonstrates a longing for business that serves the common good. Can it infiltrate the Amazon-dominated, Uberized Internet?
We Asked Our Favorite Illustrators What Debt Means to Them
Here's what they gave us, from comics to collage.
Will the New Economy Be Capitalism, or Something Else? Join Us for a Discussion on November 9
To debate this crucial issue in the new economy, we鈥檙e co-hosting a panel on November 9 with experts in the field. Please RSVP and join us!
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