This week we’re talking about the Detroit neighbors investing in land together, Asian solidarity, and a Brazilian town’s local currency. Plus, register for NEC’s biennial conference, CommonBound, coming to St. Louis, MO on June 22 – 24th!
New Economy Roundup
New Economy Roundup: Atlas of Utopias, Debt Buys, Native Land Trusts
This week we’re talking about the native women reclaiming land, the London bank buying (and forgiving) debt, and the atlas of utopias.
New Economy Roundup: Health Equity, Solar Power in Puerto Rico, The Thingery
This week we’re talking about building healthy communities by building healthy homes, the power of black-owned credit unions, and a transition to solar power in Puerto Rico.
New Economy Roundup: Reparations, Guerilla Localism, and Chicago’s Anchor Institutions
This week we’re talking about an online map promoting person-to-person reparations, Preston, UK’s guerilla localism, and what makes a great sharing city.
New Economy Roundup: 50 Years of Counter-Power; Community Currency; Young, Rich, and Fighting the System
This week we’re talking about the organization creating jobs and opportunities in Appalachia’s shifting economy; the millennial one-percenters redistributing their wealth; and 50 years of people powered resistance.
New Economy Roundup: Appalachian Artisan Economies, Community Broadband and German Co-Housing
This week we’re talking about the Eastern Kentucky town that’s thriving, Community Broadband bills in Congress, and a small Italian towns effort to build a “circular economy.”
New Economy Roundup: Net Neutrality Appeal, Barcelona Goes Open-Source, Best Social Justice Conferences of 2018
This week we’re talking about the Net Neutrality appeal; why Finland has more coop members than citizens; and the best social justice conferences of 2018!
New Economy Roundup: 2018 Agenda for Change, Tiny Houses to Halt Pipelines, Fake News Curriculum
Happy new year! We’re kicking off 2018 by talking about the tiny home village in the way of the Trans Mountain Pipeline; building financially healthy neighborhoods; and a just transition framework for disaster recovery.
New Economy Roundup: Net Neutrality, People’s Budget
In this week’s roundup, we’re talking about net neutrality, building a people’s budget in Chicago, and Puerto Rico after 100 days since Maria.
New Economy Roundup: Rustbelt Revival (The Right Way), Homegrown Internet, and the Poor People’s Campaign
In this week’s roundup, we’re talking about the development (without displacement), homegrown internet, and the Poor People’s Campaign.
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