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The Working-Class Black Roots of Today’s Southern Coops

May 22, 2015 by Kate Aronoff Leave a Comment

For many, the word “cooperative” might stir up a specific set of connotations: white professionals pouring over organic produce on their way home from six figure jobs; liberal arts college students sitting around discussing how to buy quinoa and tissue paper collectively; a cooperatively owned bookstore-coffee shop where you can read Marxist theory off the […]

Filed Under: Building Economic Alternatives, Race and Class Tagged With: Black history, coops, economic alternatives, race and class, racism

The Port Cafe: Dining Without Classism

May 19, 2015 by Abraham Lateiner 2 Comments

Imagine opening the door to a high-end, exclusive restaurant. The whoosh of air-conditioned comfort draws you in as the well-trained hostess welcomes you to the bustling space, full of smiling, well-dressed, and well-fed people. The aromas of garlic and spices waft throughout the room, evidence of the much-loved chef supervising the kitchen. Now imagine the […]

Filed Under: Building Economic Alternatives, Coops Tagged With: alternative institutions, coops, food, money, poverty, wealth

Why democratic ownership matters if we care about class

May 18, 2015 by Gar Alperovitz 1 Comment

I often open my lectures by explaining that the current distribution of wealth in the United States—with the richest 400 people owning more of the country than the poorest 180 million combined—is, essentially, a medieval arrangement, with a vast underclass and a tiny elite.  After one talk, a medieval historian approached me to offer a […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Building Economic Alternatives, Coops Tagged With: alternative institutions, coops, domestic workers, low-wage jobs

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