Just published Ecolibrium — an open-source blueprint for peaceful transition to a post-scarcity, commons-governed society.

No founders. No leaders. No ideology. Just the framework, in the open — and an invitation to build it together.

Built on the shoulders of @[email protected], @[email protected], and dozens of other projects already doing this work for real.

https://github.com/simonlpaige/ecolibrium

#PostScarcity #CommonOwnership #OpenSource #SocialEcology #CommonsTransition #DemocraticEconomy #Cooperatives

What Billionaires Don't Want You to Know about Italy's Economy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQMZR64G_eM

Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives. In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP. We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy...

#Italy #DemocraticEconomy #Cooperatives #Parma #Richest #Investigation

Housing Cooperatives are:

•Collectively-owned
•Non-profit
•Democratically-controlled
•Community-building

Housing co-ops should be a key part of any solution to end the housing crisis. I'm glad this article goes into the specifics of how they work in Barcelona.

https://www.catalannews.com/society-science/item/cooperative-housing-in-catalonia-building-an-alternative-to-market-regulated-residences

#Housing #Ireland #HousingCrisis #Homes #Home #Irish #Barcelona #Spain #Coops #HousingCoops #Cooperatives #DemocraticEconomy #EconomicDemocracy #Collectives #NonProfit #HousingSystem #HousingMarket

Thank you to the Munster Express for highlighting my statement on Waterford Airport being just the tip of the iceberg!

#WeAllThrive #Democratise #Decentralise #Decarbonise #Waterford #WaterfordCity #WorkersAndCarers #Local #Cooperatives #Coops #DemocraticEconomy #EcomomicDemocracy #EcoSocialist #Trains #Rail #IrishRailways #WaterfordAirport #Progressive #Independent #EcoSocialism #IrishPolitics #Ireland #Irish #IrishNews #Deise #Localism #Déise #GE2024 #IrishElection #Democracy