Alabama’s Freedom Quilting Bee, Union & Co-op Solidarity on the Rise, Bolivia Libre, Popular y Soberana!, Palestinian Cooperatives, Artists Divesting, #FreeCongo

by Belén Marco | May 28, 2026 | New Economy Roundup

This month we’re talking about Black cooperative land ownership through the legacy of Alabama’s Freedom Quilting Bee, rising union and worker co-op organizing in response to layoffs and workplace instability, and artist-led campaigns divesting from war industries, alongside urgent calls from Congo and Bolivia, and more.