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

Italy's Radical Solution to Extreme Inequality

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Just back from leave and looking forward to the busy week ahead where I’ll be attending some great events on #coops & the #DemocraticEconomy.

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

Cooperative housing in Catalonia: building an alternative to market regulated residences

Projects are on the rise throughout Catalan cities, democratizing alternative and affordable housing

No good plans come from one person dictating to others what should happen.

I'm looking to hear from you on what you believe is needed so that We All Thrive - add your voice about this and other topics at https://weallthrive.ie/

#WeAllThrive #Democratise #Decentralise #Decarbonise #Waterford #WaterfordCity #WorkersAndCarers #Local #PrestonModel #Cooperatives #Coops #DemocraticEconomy #EconomicDemocracy #MunicipalSocialism #EcoSocialist #Progressive #Independent #Democracy #Democratic

We All Thrive

An democratic electoral platform created for the 2024 Irish General Elections. This platform aims to empower all residents in Ireland to propose ideas, and to help to unify the disparate left-wing, progressive, pro-localism, and environmental forces in our disparate electoral system.

A #wellbeingeconomy is a post capitalist goal which builds wellbeing for all. #communitywealthbuilding is the practical means to achieve that with #democraticeconomy at its heart.
New blog from my colleague Stephanie McHenry of the Democracy Collaborative. #communitywealthbuilding #democraticeconomy
https://democracycollaborative.org/blog/a-look-ahead-stephanie-mchenry
A look ahead — The Democracy Collaborative

I am excited about the future of TDC because we have strong, credible answers to the questions many are pondering: How can we operate the economy in a way that more people can equitably benefit from the wealth that is created? How can we effectively bring more voices and influence to bear by those w

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The Preston Model ten years on: Community Wealth Building is an unstoppable movement — The Democracy Collaborative

Ten years ago what's become known as 'The Preston Model' got it's start with a learning exchange, a desire for radical change, and maybe even a few beers! Here, leader of the Preston City Council, Matthew Brown, reflects on what's gone into it, the hard work still to come, and the movement it's spu

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