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Center for Economic Democracy @economicdemocracy.us · Sep 10
What if our economy worked for all of us? 🌍✨ We’re building a world beyond capitalism - where everyone has the power & tools to make decisions that shape our daily lives, in the workplace, in our communities, & in our local government.

We call this #EconomicDemocracy.

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Center For Economic Democracy: Building a World Beyond Capitalism
This is "Center For Economic Democracy: Building a World Beyond Capitalism" by Economics for Emancipation on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and…
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"Here’s how some cooperatives and organizations are working together, building power and supporting their community in this time of political repression."

#WorkerCoops #SolidarityEconomy
usworker.coop US Federation of Worker Co-ops @usworker.coop · 7d
#Minneapolis cooperatives are shutting it down and showing up for their community in these times of heightened political repression. Read how #WorkerCoops participated in the general strike and how to support their mutual aid efforts:

www.usworker.coop/blog/minneap...
a group of people hold signs that say from newark to minneapolis end ice terror at night and red police lights flash
February 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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cooperatives.bsky.social
Economic democracy is the path forward.

Support the growing number of democratic and worker-owned media organizations for a future where democracy isn't just a slogan.
February 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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usworker.coop
New #WorkerCoop data alert! 📊 The 2025 State of the Sector offers a snapshot of how worker-owned and democratically run businesses are doing across the US and Puerto Rico.
Download the report here: institute.coop/resources/20...
An image of geese flying overhead and pine needles and text that reads state of the sector of worker cooperatives and democratic workplaces 2025, published by the united states federation of worker cooperatives and the democracy at work institute. Download your copy!
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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neeldhanesha.com
Journalism coops give me — and most of the journalists I know — a lot of hope for the industry. But I've been curious: What's it like to actually work at one? I spent the last few months talking to a bunch of brilliant worker-owners to find out.

www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
Journalism coops seem utopian. What’s it like working in one?
"If I was less self-directed, I'd probably be freaking out."
www.niemanlab.org
February 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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sarahlazare.bsky.social
A new poll finds that 1 in 4 Minnesota voters took part in the Jan 23 shutdown against ICE, or have a loved one who did. Of those, 38% DID NOT WORK, either because they made the choice to stay out, or their workplaces closed. By me, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social
Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE
1 in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.
inthesetimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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universalhub.com
Judge blocks racist, Constitution-ignoring regime from beginning to deport several hundred thousand Haitians tomorrow
www.universalhub.com/2026/judge-b...

#immigrants #TPS #lawsuits
February 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”

― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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startribune.com
Sit-ins are being held at Target stores across the state. Demonstrators want Target to "stand with Minnesotans" and publicly call for ICE to leave, according to organizers.

Ongoing coverage: bit.ly/3NO1vD6

📷️ Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 31, 2026 at 8:07 PM
economicdemocracy.us
Capitalism isn’t the only option, let’s dream about a new world. 🌍✨

Economics for Emancipation, our pop-ed project, just launched a new #MovementFinance video series, inviting us to imagine & build a #SolidarityEconomy rooted in care & liberation.

Now live at economics4emancipation.net!
January 27, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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maxberger.bsky.social
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:

- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
economicdemocracy.us
📣Our new, free pop-ed module on #MovementFinance is OUT NOW on economics4emancipation.net.

• What is finance really for?
• Why does the system feel so wrong?
• How can we reimagine & democratize finance to build economies rooted in care, relationship, & liberation?

Learn. Reimagine. Build. 🌱
January 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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labornotes.bsky.social
“We fight like hell on all issues of wages, benefits, and discipline. And that gives us some credibility to talk about things more broadly. So we talk about the philosophy that an injury to one is an injury to all. I tell people that’s my religion.” labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency servic...
labornotes.org
January 24, 2026 at 10:35 PM
economicdemocracy.us
Calling everyone to help build a new economy based on cooperation, care, & democracy! Our friends at LIFT Economy are offering an MBA program to put the dream into practice. Learn more at go.lifteconomy.com/mba.
January 26, 2026 at 2:24 PM
economicdemocracy.us
From today's economic boycott in #Minnesota to our long-term movement to build a new economy rooted in care & cooperation - not violence & extraction - shaping how money moves is key. Check out our new, free #PopEd modules on #MovementFinance at economics4emancipation.net!
Economics for Emancipation
A Course of Economics for All
economics4emancipation.net
January 23, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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democracynow.org
"After weeks of living under the heavy weight of this racist campaign of terror by ICE agents ... the working class of Minnesota, of the Twin Cities, is standing up and refusing to go to work, refusing to go to school, refusing to shop."
ICE Out of Minnesota: Unions & Churches Lead Economic Blackout in “Day of Truth and Freedom”
Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota have closed for the day as part of an economic blackout to protest the surge of ICE agents into the state. Organizers of the strike include faith leaders and unions...
www.democracynow.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:23 PM
economicdemocracy.us
"What we've done is decided that the worker-owners can be their own engine of change, they can own the economy in their own way." www.bbc.com/news/busines...

#WorkerCoop #WorkerOwned #Labor
New York cleaners create new path to entrepreneurship
Can taking a trick from McDonald's help make co-operatives more efficient?
www.bbc.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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nextcity.org
A Brooklyn credit union just launched a new loan product designed for worker-owned cooperatives. For one agricultural coop, it’s already made a difference.

nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
A New Loan Product Is Helping Power Brooklyn’s Coops
A Brooklyn credit union just launched a new loan product designed for worker-owned cooperatives. For one agricultural coop, it’s already made a difference.
nextcity.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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sludge.bsky.social
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.

readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
economicdemocracy.us
✨ 2025 was a year of bold storytelling and creative media! 🧵-->

#narrativepower #economicdemocracy
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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sarahlazare.bsky.social
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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miriam-mjoy.bsky.social
If you're heard of "TOPA" but aren't sure what it is or how it works, @shelterforce.bsky.social has got a video for you! (Hint: It stands for Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, but it's used generically to mean any such policy, not just the original one in DC.)
What Is TOPA?
TOPA is a policy that gives tenants some specific rights when their building goes up for sale. Here we describe what they typically include.
shelterforce.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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usworker.coop
"The cooperative model is a good model for a good society" ❤️‍🔥 @moreperfectunion.bsky.social

Worker-owners are also building this model in the US. Check out the 400+ #WorkerCoops driving economic democracy across our country at usworker.coop

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Italy's Radical Solution to Extreme Inequality
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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January 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
economicdemocracy.us
📣 Throughout 2025, we stewarded coalitions to build collective control over our economy.

Launching & stewarding coalitions is at the heart of our work, because collective organizing builds #economicdemocracy in our workplaces, public budgets, housing system, & other resources we need.

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The top of the image reads "2025 Rewind" and "Part 3: Coalitions". Additional text reads "We stewarded coalitions to build collective control over our economy." Photo of a room full of people voting collectively on a proposal, plus a photo of a Boston resident standing in front of a banner that reads "democracy on our terms". The resident is holding a sign supporting a People's Budget for Boston.
January 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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democracynow.org
The world's 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which found just eight billionaires accounted for about a quarter of those gains.
January 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
economicdemocracy.us
In 2025, Center for Economic Democracy published more than 5 thought pieces & op-eds across local & national platforms to spotlight the powerful movement for #economicdemocracy, building hope & strategy for a future beyond racial capitalism.

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December 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM