Joe Guinan
@joecguinan.bsky.social
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Joe Guinan
@joecguinan.bsky.social
· Nov 9
Our broken economic model drives inequality and disempowerment, lining the pockets of corporations and extracting wealth from local communities. How can we reverse this? www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
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The belly flop is the signature move of this government. “Phase two of my government starts today,” Keir Starmer intoned on 1 September, signalling little more, it turned out, than his own hubris.
A portrait of a PM in his final throes, by @joecguinan.bsky.social novaramedia.com/2025/09/15/a...
A portrait of a PM in his final throes, by @joecguinan.bsky.social novaramedia.com/2025/09/15/a...
Arrogant and Inept, Keir Starmer’s Hubris Is Blowing Up in His Face | Novara Media
Liberals and lobby journalists jubilated last year when the grownups were finally put back in charge. Now, Starmer’s future and indeed Labour’s seem as certain as an iceberg lettuce, writes Joe Guinan...
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September 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The belly flop is the signature move of this government. “Phase two of my government starts today,” Keir Starmer intoned on 1 September, signalling little more, it turned out, than his own hubris.
A portrait of a PM in his final throes, by @joecguinan.bsky.social novaramedia.com/2025/09/15/a...
A portrait of a PM in his final throes, by @joecguinan.bsky.social novaramedia.com/2025/09/15/a...
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The first event of @pelledragsted.bsky.social's U.S. tour for his book, Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy, is coming up August 1: @politicsprose.bsky.social will host Dragsted and @joecguinan.bsky.social @democracycollab.bsky.social. Details: politics-prose.com/pelle-dragsted
July 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The first event of @pelledragsted.bsky.social's U.S. tour for his book, Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy, is coming up August 1: @politicsprose.bsky.social will host Dragsted and @joecguinan.bsky.social @democracycollab.bsky.social. Details: politics-prose.com/pelle-dragsted
Everywhere we look there are new tripwires being laid, actions by the Trump Administration that could easily serve as the proximate cause or trigger of a financial crisis that could cause a chain reaction ending in a great crash. www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/a-grea...
A Great Trump Crash? — The Democracy Collaborative
Everywhere we look there are new tripwires being laid, actions by the Trump Administration that could easily serve as the proximate cause or trigger of a financial crisis that could cause a chain reac...
www.democracycollaborative.org
May 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Everywhere we look there are new tripwires being laid, actions by the Trump Administration that could easily serve as the proximate cause or trigger of a financial crisis that could cause a chain reaction ending in a great crash. www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/a-grea...
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Check out this recent episode of @redneckgonegreen.bsky.social with @joecguinan.bsky.social of @democracycollab.bsky.social
#democracyatwork #educate #agitate #organize #redneckgonegreen @democracyatwork.bsky.social
#democracyatwork #educate #agitate #organize #redneckgonegreen @democracyatwork.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Check out this recent episode of @redneckgonegreen.bsky.social with @joecguinan.bsky.social of @democracycollab.bsky.social
#democracyatwork #educate #agitate #organize #redneckgonegreen @democracyatwork.bsky.social
#democracyatwork #educate #agitate #organize #redneckgonegreen @democracyatwork.bsky.social
Trump’s “cover story, and perhaps even his belief, is that tariffs by themselves can revive American industry. But he has no plans to deal with the problems that caused America’s deindustrialization in the first place.” —Michael Hudson www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/...
Return of the Robber Barons — The Democracy Collaborative
Donald Trump is promoting a false narrative of what made America’s nineteenth century industrialization so successful. Instead of supporting a regrowth of U.S. industry, the effect of Trump’s tariffs ...
www.democracycollaborative.org
April 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Trump’s “cover story, and perhaps even his belief, is that tariffs by themselves can revive American industry. But he has no plans to deal with the problems that caused America’s deindustrialization in the first place.” —Michael Hudson www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/...
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Return of the Robber Barons: read Michael Hudson’s @democracycollab.bsky.social paper on Trump’s tariffs and his inverted understanding of what drove the success of America’s nineteenth-century industrial takeoff. www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/...
Return of the Robber Barons — The Democracy Collaborative
Donald Trump is promoting a false narrative of what made America’s nineteenth century industrialization so successful. Instead of supporting a regrowth of U.S. industry, the effect of Trump’s tariffs ...
www.democracycollaborative.org
April 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Return of the Robber Barons: read Michael Hudson’s @democracycollab.bsky.social paper on Trump’s tariffs and his inverted understanding of what drove the success of America’s nineteenth-century industrial takeoff. www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/...
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“With all this activity the principles of another, very different economy begins to come into view. Finance in this economy would be put back in the service of people, communities, & the planet.”
Community Wealth Building - @joecguinan.bsky.social
www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/creati...
Community Wealth Building - @joecguinan.bsky.social
www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/creati...
Creating a just economy through shared ownership — The Democracy Collaborative
Twenty-five years ago, when The Democracy Collaborative was formed, we set about the work of political-economic system change.
www.democracycollaborative.org
April 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“With all this activity the principles of another, very different economy begins to come into view. Finance in this economy would be put back in the service of people, communities, & the planet.”
Community Wealth Building - @joecguinan.bsky.social
www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/creati...
Community Wealth Building - @joecguinan.bsky.social
www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/creati...
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Don't Miss today's New @redneckgonegreen.bsky.social with @joecguinan.bsky.social of @democracycollab.bsky.social at 6PM ET LIVE on the @democracyatwork.bsky.social #youtube channel here: youtube.com/@democracyat...
March 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Don't Miss today's New @redneckgonegreen.bsky.social with @joecguinan.bsky.social of @democracycollab.bsky.social at 6PM ET LIVE on the @democracyatwork.bsky.social #youtube channel here: youtube.com/@democracyat...
We are pleased to launch “Tracking the Crisis,” our news aggregator and once-weekly round-up, which tracks the Trump Administration’s administrative, legislative and other actions, as well as an array of movement responses. The link for subscribing is www.democracycollaborative.org/tracking-the...
Tracking the Crisis — The Democracy Collaborative
www.democracycollaborative.org
March 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We are pleased to launch “Tracking the Crisis,” our news aggregator and once-weekly round-up, which tracks the Trump Administration’s administrative, legislative and other actions, as well as an array of movement responses. The link for subscribing is www.democracycollaborative.org/tracking-the...
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📝 NEW TRAINING: Introduction to Community Wealth Building
Join us to learn about Community Wealth Building as an approach to local economic system change starting in your place and/or community.
Register here ⤵️
www.democracycollaborative.org/events/intro...
Join us to learn about Community Wealth Building as an approach to local economic system change starting in your place and/or community.
Register here ⤵️
www.democracycollaborative.org/events/intro...
Intro to Community Wealth Building Training — The Democracy Collaborative
www.democracycollaborative.org
February 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
📝 NEW TRAINING: Introduction to Community Wealth Building
Join us to learn about Community Wealth Building as an approach to local economic system change starting in your place and/or community.
Register here ⤵️
www.democracycollaborative.org/events/intro...
Join us to learn about Community Wealth Building as an approach to local economic system change starting in your place and/or community.
Register here ⤵️
www.democracycollaborative.org/events/intro...
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Last week Minister Tom Arthur told the Scottish Parliament about the irrefutable advantages of Community Wealth Building
TDC’s CWB Global Lead @neilmcinroy.bsky.social continues to promote, develop and advise on the model across Scotland
Scottish CWB legislation is due later this year
TDC’s CWB Global Lead @neilmcinroy.bsky.social continues to promote, develop and advise on the model across Scotland
Scottish CWB legislation is due later this year
February 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Last week Minister Tom Arthur told the Scottish Parliament about the irrefutable advantages of Community Wealth Building
TDC’s CWB Global Lead @neilmcinroy.bsky.social continues to promote, develop and advise on the model across Scotland
Scottish CWB legislation is due later this year
TDC’s CWB Global Lead @neilmcinroy.bsky.social continues to promote, develop and advise on the model across Scotland
Scottish CWB legislation is due later this year
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Join Northern Virginians for the Democratizing NOVA Summit 2025 at George Mason University!
#NorthernVirginia #nextsystem #systemchange @democracycollab.bsky.social #NoVA @georgemasonu.bsky.social
#NorthernVirginia #nextsystem #systemchange @democracycollab.bsky.social #NoVA @georgemasonu.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Join Northern Virginians for the Democratizing NOVA Summit 2025 at George Mason University!
#NorthernVirginia #nextsystem #systemchange @democracycollab.bsky.social #NoVA @georgemasonu.bsky.social
#NorthernVirginia #nextsystem #systemchange @democracycollab.bsky.social #NoVA @georgemasonu.bsky.social
The Third Way formulation—neoliberal economics plus status quo establishmentarianism, with tokenistic faux social liberalism ineffectually triangulated away to right-wing authoritarianism—is among the least popular politics there is in this Age of Anger. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
German election live: Conservatives projected to win and far-right AfD in second
Friedrich Merz claims victory for CDU/CSU alliance as incumbent chancellor Scholz concedes defeat; Alternative für Deutschland almost doubles vote share to 20%
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The Third Way formulation—neoliberal economics plus status quo establishmentarianism, with tokenistic faux social liberalism ineffectually triangulated away to right-wing authoritarianism—is among the least popular politics there is in this Age of Anger. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Teddy Roosevelt established the U.S. Forest Service. Trump and Musk are taking their buzzsaw not just to the New Deal and Great Society but to the gains of the Progressive Era when the modern state was established. The Gilded Age Robber Barons are back! www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Federal funding cuts are crushing California's small mountain towns
Calif. mountain towns are surrounded by public lands. They're already dealing with the fallout of cuts to the U.S. Forest Service and land management agencies.
www.sfgate.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Teddy Roosevelt established the U.S. Forest Service. Trump and Musk are taking their buzzsaw not just to the New Deal and Great Society but to the gains of the Progressive Era when the modern state was established. The Gilded Age Robber Barons are back! www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Super late to this, I know, but the second book is, if anything, even more terrifying and prophetic than the first, with its far right president promising to make America great again—written in 1998. Perhaps dystopian fiction really is serving as a how-to guide for fascists!
February 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Super late to this, I know, but the second book is, if anything, even more terrifying and prophetic than the first, with its far right president promising to make America great again—written in 1998. Perhaps dystopian fiction really is serving as a how-to guide for fascists!
Teddy Roosevelt established the U.S. Forest Service. Trump and Musk are taking their buzzsaw not just to the New Deal and Great Society but to the gains of the Progressive Era when the modern state was established. The Gilded Age Robber Barons are back! www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Federal funding cuts are crushing California's small mountain towns
Calif. mountain towns are surrounded by public lands. They're already dealing with the fallout of cuts to the U.S. Forest Service and land management agencies.
www.sfgate.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Teddy Roosevelt established the U.S. Forest Service. Trump and Musk are taking their buzzsaw not just to the New Deal and Great Society but to the gains of the Progressive Era when the modern state was established. The Gilded Age Robber Barons are back! www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Nice piece for @democracycollab.bsky.social by Joana Ramiro.
If Community Wealth Building approaches are to continue to grow and become the foundations of a more sustainable economy, they’ll inevitably come into conflict with existing models of financialization and extraction. A look at offshore wind in Shetland: www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/...
The energy sector’s ‘Wind Rush’ risks replicating existing patterns of financialized extraction — The Democracy Collaborative
The Democracy Collaborative’s Neil McInroy has recently chaired a taskforce on incorporating Community Wealth Building approaches into the devel opment of the renewable energy economy in ...
www.democracycollaborative.org
February 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Nice piece for @democracycollab.bsky.social by Joana Ramiro.
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The energy sector’s ‘Wind Rush’ risks replicating existing patterns of financialized extraction.
www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/...
www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/...
The energy sector’s ‘Wind Rush’ risks replicating existing patterns of financialized extraction — The Democracy Collaborative
The Democracy Collaborative’s Neil McInroy has recently chaired a taskforce on incorporating Community Wealth Building approaches into the devel opment of the renewable energy economy in ...
www.democracycollaborative.org
February 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The energy sector’s ‘Wind Rush’ risks replicating existing patterns of financialized extraction.
www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/...
www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/...
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If Community Wealth Building approaches are to continue to grow and become the foundations of a more sustainable economy, they’ll inevitably come into conflict with existing models of financialization and extraction. A look at offshore wind in Shetland: www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/...
The energy sector’s ‘Wind Rush’ risks replicating existing patterns of financialized extraction — The Democracy Collaborative
The Democracy Collaborative’s Neil McInroy has recently chaired a taskforce on incorporating Community Wealth Building approaches into the devel opment of the renewable energy economy in ...
www.democracycollaborative.org
February 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If Community Wealth Building approaches are to continue to grow and become the foundations of a more sustainable economy, they’ll inevitably come into conflict with existing models of financialization and extraction. A look at offshore wind in Shetland: www.democracycollaborative.org/whatwethink/...
The opposite of the canary in the coal mine, the very last person for whom the penny drops!
Writing this with a heavy heart: the refugee citizenship ban is the single most unconscionable policy Labour has proposed since it entered power. It’s the moment that I felt my support for this administration begin to crumble inews.co.uk/opinion/colu...
The precise moment my support for Keir Starmer began to crumble
Labour is going to prevent refugees from ever becoming citizens of Britain
inews.co.uk
February 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The opposite of the canary in the coal mine, the very last person for whom the penny drops!
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The last time a foreign president tried to seize European territory, European governments responded by confiscating the assets of his billionaire cronies.
The US president insisted he was serious in his determination to take over Greenland in a fiery telephone call with Denmark’s prime minister www.ft.com/content/ace0...
January 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The last time a foreign president tried to seize European territory, European governments responded by confiscating the assets of his billionaire cronies.
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Only a few days in, and already we can see the broad shape of what Trump’s Second Term will bring — a radical effort to reshape and repurpose the administrative state. www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/shock-...
Shock and Awe: Trump’s First Hundred Days — The Democracy Collaborative
Only a few days in, and already we can see the broad shape of what Trump’s Second Term will bring — a radical effort to reshape and repurpose the administrative state.
www.democracycollaborative.org
January 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Only a few days in, and already we can see the broad shape of what Trump’s Second Term will bring — a radical effort to reshape and repurpose the administrative state. www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/shock-...
The immediate challenge is not to be shocked and awed into confusion and debilitating paralysis but instead to formulate a counter-response commensurate with the scale of the challenges and capable of reaching the vast majority of ordinary Americans. www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/shock-...
Shock and Awe: Trump’s First Hundred Days — The Democracy Collaborative
Only a few days in, and already we can see the broad shape of what Trump’s Second Term will bring — a radical effort to reshape and repurpose the administrative state.
www.democracycollaborative.org
January 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The immediate challenge is not to be shocked and awed into confusion and debilitating paralysis but instead to formulate a counter-response commensurate with the scale of the challenges and capable of reaching the vast majority of ordinary Americans. www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/shock-...
“IN THE LAST YEAR of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. began to move toward an ever-more-profound and radical understanding of what would be required to deal with the nation’s domestic and international problems.”
From the archive, Gar Alperovitz on the MLK he knew.
sojo.net/magazine/jan...
From the archive, Gar Alperovitz on the MLK he knew.
sojo.net/magazine/jan...
Beyond the Dreamer
As the country marks Martin Luther King Jr.'s 85th birthday, a veteran activist explains why it would be a mistake to remember King as only a great civil rights leader.
sojo.net
January 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“IN THE LAST YEAR of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. began to move toward an ever-more-profound and radical understanding of what would be required to deal with the nation’s domestic and international problems.”
From the archive, Gar Alperovitz on the MLK he knew.
sojo.net/magazine/jan...
From the archive, Gar Alperovitz on the MLK he knew.
sojo.net/magazine/jan...
“The most unpopular incoming government of all time.” Well done to all concerned! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
January 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“The most unpopular incoming government of all time.” Well done to all concerned! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...