Check out this new report! Corporate capture of our media is why we need media interventions not just at the level of storytelling & messaging but at the deeper level of community/worker ownership & democratic control.
flyer with clip art of workers and raised fists, text reads "labor neutrality: a new standard for co-ops, monday march 16 6:30 to 8:30pm, part of an academic course, open to the public"
In 2025, the USFWC membership voted unanimously to endorse labor neutrality as a standard for the co-op sector. If you're a cooperative, sign the pledge to labor neutrality & join us on Zoom March 16 to learn more ✊🏼 #UnionCoops #WorkerCoops #UnionStrong
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The bottom 90% of U.S. workers earn ~$28,000 less per year than they would have in the 1970s income system.
What if we organized the economy differently?
New column: What Is the Solidarity Economy?
This bike shop reopened as a worker-owned cooperative in Brooklyn, New York City. Now its workers own the store and have direct control over their schedule, compensation, and working conditions.
This kind of freedom is possible for every working person. It's called economic democracy, and it works.
Check out the new "Solidarity Corner" column in Shelterforce Magazine!
"In this new monthly column, I hope to explore and examine different aspects of what is widely called the #SolidarityEconomy, focusing on practices that help people build more sustainable and equitable communities."
"Here’s how some cooperatives and organizations are working together, building power and supporting their community in this time of political repression."
#WorkerCoops #SolidarityEconomy
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.
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!
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...
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...
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
Judge blocks racist, Constitution-ignoring regime from beginning to deport several hundred thousand Haitians tomorrow
www.universalhub.com/2026/judge-b...
#immigrants #TPS #lawsuits
“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
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
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!
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
📣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. 🌱
“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...
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.
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!
"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."
"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
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.
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New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
And look out for new videos on our popular education online portal, economics4emancipation.net! In just a few weeks, we'll drop some incredible new content.
At acollectivefuture.org, you can also download our "resist and build" 'zine that summarizes the stories of the frontline organizers featured in our film.
Check out our "resist and build" interactive story map at acollectivefuture.org!
💡 Get inspired by the stories of everyday people in Boston and beyond resisting eviction, displacement, and exploitation, building a world that works for all of us. Keep your eyes peeled for 2026 screenings in the Boston area.
From our video sharing our vision to our #ResistAndBuild documentary 🎬 called "A Collective Future", and accessible zines & story maps, we’ve been highlighting the power of communities reclaiming control over their futures.
✨ 2025 was a year of bold storytelling and creative media! 🧵-->
#narrativepower #economicdemocracy
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
