Paraphrasing Richard Wolff, from a video from FREE / Clara Mattei's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXKjSk-wXiw&t=2931
Under capitalism:
What it could be:
#ImagineAlternatives because #CaptialismIsEvil -- alternatives like #WorkerCooperatives and #DemocracyInTheWorkplace
(Though, I might still say «f "AI"»... I certainly say that what we call "AI" these days isn't, actually, artificial intelligence. But that's a whole other rant.)
@light #Capitalism is an actually existing system characterized by a certain set of property relations between the employer and labor. These property relations violate the principle behind private property of getting the positive and negative fruits of one’s labor. Capitalism must be abolished in favor of economic #democracy, a system where all firms are structured as democratic worker #cooperatives.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/column-the-case-for-employee-owned-companies
#PuertoRico 🇵🇷 número 5 en la región de EEUU !
Fuente: "State of the Sector of #WorkerCooperatives and #DemocraticWorkplaces 2025" del Democracy at Work Institute y la U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
51K likes, 1,211 comments - alimcforever on January 10, 2026: "Organisation works when it is anchored in a specific, shared problem, not an abstract “fight fascism”. #politicalliteracy #medialiteracy #criticalthinking #propaganda #historyexplained #powerandpolitics #authoritarianism #democracy #civiceducation #socialanalysis #politicalhistory #publicpolicy #institutionalpowers #cultureandpolitics #popcultureanalysis #storytelling #narratives #framing #politicalpsychology #massmedia #newsanalysis #disinformation #culturalcritique #societyandculture #activistlearning".
Season 1 was funded internally by @workers_coop who unfortunately are unable to continue supporting Punchcard in the same way.
For Season 2, it's moving to a listener-funded model. The goal is simple: 🎯 50 listeners contributing £5/month to keep Punchcard going.
If you're able to support, please do so (via @opencollective): https://opencollective.com/workerscoop/projects/punchcard/contribute/custom-76924/checkout?interval=month&amount=5&name=&legalName=&email=
Season 1 explored everything from making decisions and workplace democracy, to overcoming financial difficulties, to rethinking traditional approaches to diversity & inclusion.
See more highlight here!
https://www.workers.coop/podcast/is-punchcard-over/
Hi folks! 👋 😘
This is a new account for the Punchcard Podcast - a podcast about worker cooperatives, hosted by Caleb Elliott ✨
1 season down, season 2 just beginning! Come along for the ride! 🎢
Get it wherever you get your podcasts, or at workers.coop/podcast
#introduction
#WorkerCooperatives #Coops #Punchcard #PunchcardPod #PunchcardPodcast
In our newsletter this week we've got musicians bringing #solidarity to their industry, and Luis Razeto writing about the economics of #WorkerCooperatives.
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