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Episode 21: Cooperatives & System Change (W/ Esteban Kelly)

by Esteban Kelly, Adam Simpson

This week Esteban Kelly of the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives joins us to talk about his experience with Cooperatives and his perspective on how they fit into a context of systemic change. read more
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Episode 17: Social Transformation Through ‘The Commons’ (w/ David Bollier)

by David Bollier, Adam Simpson

How the commons give us a frame to think against enclosures and towards a next system. read more
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The Preston Model: interlinked elements of a local economy

Infographic: The Preston Model

The “Preston Model” is helping inspire a new conversation about the role of local government in catalyzing locally-driven economic revitalization and transforming patterns of ownership. read more
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Episode 15: How Communities Can Take Control of Their Police (w/ Max Rameau)

by Max Rameau, Adam Simpson

Why “community policing” isn’t going to end police violence, and what real community control of policing could look like. read more
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Stress Test: Democracy Confronts Climate Change

by Gus Speth

American democracy can’t rise to meet the challenge of a changing climate if we don’t reimagine our economic system. read more
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Episode 14: The Job Guarantee & Social Justice (w/ Pavlina Tcherneva)

by Pavlina Tcherneva, Cecilia Gingerich, Adam Simpson

Why guaranteeing everyone a job can both win crucial gains for all workers and build power to meet community needs. read more
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Episode 11: The Transformative Potential of Public Ownership (w/Andrew Cumbers)

by Andrew Cumbers, Thomas Hanna, Adam Simpson

Andrew Cumbers discusses democratic public ownership of industry, large and small. read more
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A women with a megaphone protests near a line of bicycle cops.

Community Control over Police: A Proposition

by Max Rameau

This historic moment calls for something more significant than additional training or even civilian oversight boards. read more
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Beyond The Carceral Logic of Civil Commitment

by Toshio Meronek, Erica R. Meiners

A harm reduction lens can help us understand why really protecting our communities means imagining alternatives beyond incarceration. read more
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