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The Best Response to Tariff Wars? Declare Economic Independence
V.2, N.70 - Inoculate your community from the increasing unpredictability of the global economy by becoming as local as possible, as fast as possible.
A Localism Manifesto
Version 1.0 - We believe there is a clear path forward that has received little attention. And that solution is localism: a commitment to placeā€¦
Mondragon's Lessons of Resistance
V.2, N.68 - If democracy disappears nationally, it can still find expression in business.
Better Together Through NC3
V.3, N.28 - The focus has shifted to investment funds, and NC3 is leading the way to reform national laws and to seed community fund designs thatā€¦
Want to Start Your Own Local Investment Fund?
V.3, N.26 - This weekā€™s featured interview is with Rosalie Fransen, Director of the HELP Fund at the Mid-Hudson Energy Transition in Kingston, NY. HELPā€¦
Nonprofits: The Least Effective Structures for Social Change
V.2, N.73 - Twenty years ago, Merrian Fuller and I wrote a cover story for The Nation called ā€œProfits for Justiceā€ that elaborated why nonprofits areā€¦
It's Not Countries Ripping Us Offā€”It's Global Companies
V.3, N.30 - Whenever I get sucked too far down the political rabbit hole of the moment, I try to schedule a chat with my dear friend Helenaā€¦
A Great New Primer on Worker Ownership
V.3, N.32 - This weekā€™s interview is with John Abrams, who shares his history and his hopes for expanded worker ownership models in the future.
18 Ways to Improve Investment Crowdfunding
V.3, N.25: The Trump Revolution in Washington offers perhaps the biggest opening for radical reform of securities regulation in more than a decadeā€¦
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Chordata's Radical Reinvention of Investment
V.3, N.17: Chordata Capital sits at the cutting edge of investment advising. Founded by Kate Poole and Tiffany Brown, the company now helps 40ā€¦
Slow Money Celebrates 15 Years in Providence
V.3, N.18 - One of the most influential books launching the local investment movement was Woody Taschā€™s Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money (Chelseaā€¦
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Co-ops can cure inflation
V.2, N.09
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