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Democratic energy utility

Democratic Energy Utility

by Johanna Bozuwa

Democratic energy utilities are nonprofits run by the public or community members in a way that enables their engagement in decision-making and distributes ownership. read more
Environment & Energy Community & Place

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Community benefit agreement

Community Benefit Agreement

by Jarrid Green

A legally binding product of negotiations between a developer and community members who have banded together to safeguard their community’s interests. read more
Community & Place Democracy & Governance

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Land bank – Elements of a Democratic Economy

Land Bank

by Jarrid Green

Land banks can acquire abandoned, foreclosed, and tax-delinquent properties in order to convert them into productive use. read more
Community & Place Democratic Ownership
The World Transformed

Promoting a Democratic Economy at The World Transformed

by Isaiah J. Poole

Five Next System Project and Democracy Collaborative leaders will be featured panelists in September at The World Transformed, an international gathering of scholars and activists in Liverpool, England that “is about imagining the world we want to live in and planning how we get there.” read more
Movement Strategy & History
Prescription drug costs image by TaxRebate.org.uk via Flickr

Public Pharmaceuticals As An Antidote to Big Pharma’s Market Failure

by Dana Brown

Drug-resistant “superbugs” are predicted to kill more people per year than cancer by 2050. read more
Health & Wellbeing

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Community Land Trust

by Jarrid Green

CLTs are nonprofit organizations that acquire and steward land in a “trust” for the permanent benefit of low-income communities. read more
Democratic Ownership Community & Place

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Resident-Owned Community

by Jarrid Green

Resident-owned communities (ROCs) are manufactured housing neighborhoods (sometimes referred to as mobile home or trailer parks) in which the land is community-owned and managed. read more
Democratic Ownership Community & Place

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Limited Equity Housing Cooperative

by Jarrid Green

A limited equity housing cooperative is a residential development owned and managed by a democratically governed, nonprofit cooperative corporation, such as a tenants’ union. read more
Democratic Ownership Community & Place
Thomas Hanna on the Real News Network

Real News Network Explores How to Face The Next Financial Crisis

by Isaiah J. Poole, Thomas Hanna

The United States is due for another financial crisis, and when it happens many of the underlying conditions will be worse than they were at the time of the 2008 financial crash, says Thomas Hanna, research director of the Democracy Collaborative and the author of the report, read more
Money & Banking Democratic Ownership