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Worker Ownership Builds Community Wealth and a More Just Society
This article was originally published on Waging Nonviolence. A recent help-wanted ad for a laundry worker in Cleveland contained some unusual language, asking prospective candidates: “Have you ever wanted to work for a company that is 90 percent employee-owned?
Pandemic Crash Shows Worker Co-ops Are More Resilient Than Traditional Business
While we have no way to know yet the full extent of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, by all accounts it could be as bad — if not far worse — than the 2008 crash. In fact, in terms of unemployment alone, the numbers are already staggering: more than 33 million jobs have been lost so far in the U.S. during the coronavirus shutdowns, compared to the roughly 8.6 million lost in the Great Recession.
A People’s History of Board Games
We are living in the golden age of board games. Thousands of new board games are released every year, played by millions of people around the world. Board games, filled with strategy and exciting tension, have made a decisive comeback even in the era of video games. By 2023, the board game industry is expected to be worth $12 billion.
How to avoid Amazon this holiday season
(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) This year, Amazon expects to make upwards of $86.5 billion in holiday sales. Brian Van Slyke December 14, 2019 4:59PM (UTC) This article originally appeared on Truthout. American consumers are expected to spend more than one trillion dollars on the holidays this season. And a staggering amount of those dollars are going to one company: Amazon. In the 2018 holiday season alone, Amazon shipped over one billion packages to its Prime customers.
How to Avoid Amazon This Holiday Season
American consumers are expected to spend more than one trillion dollars on the holidays this season. And a staggering amount of those dollars are going to one company: Amazon. In the 2018 holiday season alone, Amazon shipped over one billion packages to its Prime customers. This year, Amazon expects to make upwards of $86.5 billion in holiday sales.
A people’s history of board games
We are living in the golden age of board games. Thousands of new board games are released every year, played by millions of people around the world. Board games, filled with strategy and exciting tension, have made a decisive comeback even in the era of video games. By 2023, the board game industry is expected to be worth $12 billion.
A People’s History of Board Games
We are living in the golden age of board games. Thousands of new board games are released every year, played by millions of people around the world. Board games, filled with strategy and exciting tension, have made a decisive comeback even in the era of video games. By 2023, the board game industry is expected to be worth $12 billion.
Explosion of Interest in Worker Cooperatives Drives Economic Changes
It’s been more than 10 years since the financial crisis of 2008, and working people are still being hammered by its effects — stagnating wages, a widening gap between the rich and the poor, and a rise in the sharing economy to meet basic needs. At the same time, one legacy of the 2008 crash has been the growth of the movement for democratic worker-ownership.
The Secret History of Leftist Board Games
Elizabeth Magie, inventor of The Landlord’s Game, holds her game next to Monopoly. (Photo: Achetron.com, via Creative Commons) Think board games are “just games”? Think again. There’s a little known but vibrant history of leftist board games that stand in opposition to the endless number of other games about war, conquest and profiteering.
When the Workers Become the Owners: Taking the Co-op Movement to the Next Level
New Era Windows Cooperative was formed in Chicago by workers after they twice had to occupy their factory to keep their jobs. (Photo: Peoplesworld) Only you can help sustain grassroots, groundbreaking journalism. Ensure that Truthout can continue publishing honest news and commentary in 2016 by making a donation right now! There’s a revolution taking place in the US workforce – but you may not have heard about it.
18 Holiday Gift Ideas-From Co-ops
The holidays are a great time to catch up with friends, family, and loved ones. But gift giving can often feel overwhelming, and options can seem limited if you don’t want to support businesses that exploit people and the planet. The National Retail Federation expects customers to spend $630.5 billion during the 2015 winter holidays, a sizable increase from last year.
Labor Law Faces Dire New Threats From Supreme Court Under Trump
Workers demonstrate outside of Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 1, 2016. (Mark Makela / The New York Times) Amid the fallout of Donald Trump's electoral victory, anti-union groups are scheming about renewed possibilities for a brutal rollback of federal labor law in the coming years. US organized labor was able to breathe a sigh of relief this past February when Justice Antonin Scalia's death also brought with it the death of the Supreme Court case Friedrichs v.
The Secret History of Leftist Board Games
Elizabeth Magie, inventor of The Landlord's Game, holds her game next to Monopoly. (Photo: Achetron.com, via Creative Commons) Think board games are "just games"? Think again. There's a little known but vibrant history of leftist board games that stand in opposition to the endless number of other games about war, conquest and profiteering.
Unions and Cooperatives: How Workers Can Survive and Thrive
Union Cab of Madison, a worker-owned cooperative, takes part in the 2011 pro-worker Wisconsin protests. (Photo: CindyH Photography / Flickr) The year 2008 was when the big banks were bailed out, but it was also the year that catalyzed one group of window makers into democratically running their own factory.
Canada's co-operative movement is on the rise
As an American co-op activist, I’ve always looked up to the much more robust and successful Canadian co-op movement. In 2011, I was finally able to meet many of the people behind Canada’s movement when I visited Winnipeg. I came to the city in order to share Co-opoly: The Game of Co-operatives with my co-op allies up north.
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