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Baltimore community project threatened as United Methodist Church considers new buyer for unused property.

by Luís Garcia de la Cadena

BALTIMORE, MD – After months of negotiation over sale of two unused properties with the United Methodist Church in Baltimore, the Village of Love and Resistance (VOLAR) read more
Through the Window

Through the kitchen window: a vision of a new America

by Gus Speth

I had something like a vision not long ago as I was enjoying my breakfast. It began when I looked out the kitchen window and saw, instead of my front yard, a community going about its everyday affairs. read more
Democracy & Governance

System Change magazine highlights a year of bold ideas

The Democracy Collaborative and the Next System Project has published System Change, a magazine that captures the bold ideas and groundbreaking work of our leaders and scholars in 2019. read more
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Next System Podcast with Clark Arrington

In depth with Clark Arrington, a pioneer for cooperatives and black economic power (Part 1)

by John Duda, Clark Arrington

An exclusive conversation with a pioneer in the cooperative movement in both the US and Africa and a leader in the fight for Black economic power. read more

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In-depth with Clark Arrington, a pioneer for cooperatives and black economic power (Part 2)

by John Duda, Clark Arrington

Democratic economy legal pioneer Clark Arrington talks about what happens when he took his cooperative vision to Africa, and what he’s up to today to help cooperatives assemble capital. read more
Bologna, Emilia Romagna. Photo by Tomas Kohl.

La Región de Italia Donde Las Cooperativas Producen una Tercera parte de su Producto Interno Bruto (PIB)

by John Duda

Seis cosas que podemos aprender de la región del norte de Italia, Emilia Romagna, donde las cooperativas impulsan la economía. read more
Community & Place Democratic Ownership
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Commitments to public pharmaceutical production in the Democratic primary

Our report Medicine For All: The Case for a Public Option in the Pharmaceutical Industry  argues that truly making pharmaceuticals accessible and affordable for all Americans will require public ownership of pharmaceutical production read more
Health & Wellbeing Public Planning
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A National Pharmaceutical Research and Development Institute

by Dana Brown, Ameet Sarpatwari

To promote the execution of pharmaceutical R&D in the public interest, the US should establish a national pharmaceutical R&D institute for full-cycle drug development, which will help promote long-term access to medicines, reignite innovation, and ensure prioritization of public health needs. read more
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The homes guarantee: A promise of housing for people, not profit

by Adam Simpson, Stephanie Bastek, Tiana Caldwell, Saoirse Gowan, Tara Raghuveer, Christy Respress

We talk to people at the front lines of the nation’s housing affordability crisis and activists fighting for a “homes guarantee,” a set of systemic solutions based on the principle that housing is a human right. read more
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