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CPE Member Thomas Herndon on the Colbert Report!

“Austerity’s Spreadsheet Error” - The Colbert Report
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    Going Co-op!

    by Anastasia Wilson
    Think capitalism isn’t working? Several Massachusetts businesses agree and are doing something about it.
    Real Pickles, Green River Ambrosia, and Katalyst Kombucha are fermenters of all kinds in Western Massachusetts, The Just Crust in Cambridge rises up by baking pizzas, and all of these businesses have transitioned into worker-owned cooperatives within the last few months.
    A capitalist firm typically has a hierarchal structure of owners, bosses, and workers, with those on top [...] read more >

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      Rick-Wolff

      Do Nanny States go broke?

      Bill O’Reilly thinks so. But Rick Wolff explains why this is not so in this interview clip from Democracy Now!
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        Fagor factory, Mondragon

        Mondragon: How the world’s largest co-operative has weathered the economic storm


         
        This article from The Guardian explains how the Mondragon worker co-operatives of Spain have handled the economic crisis. (Spoiler: not by laying off workers.)
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        • Economics for the 99%

          Field Guide to the U.S. Economy

          Solidarity Economy: Building Alternatives for People and Planet