Economy Archives - Page 26 of 39

Income Inequality Is a Health Hazard—Even for the Rich

A public health researcher explains why life expectancy in the United States is falling, and it has to do with income inequality rising.

Yessenia Funes | Jan 4, 2016

Sustainable food and farming | Citizens United

Was 2015 the Year Big Food Began to Lose Its Sway?

Companies like Coca-Cola and Monsanto were called out for conflicts of interest, leaving many in the public health sector to wonder if next year transparency might become the new normal.

Andy Bellatti | Dec 25, 2015

Local economies

A West Virginia Family Leaves Coal for Local Food—And Wants to Help Others Do the Same

In a place where coal’s legacy has left residents struggling, one family has a vision of a healthier future.

Laura Michele Diener | Dec 21, 2015

Jobs

How to End 30 Years of Wage Stagnation

Rebuilding workers’ rights is possible—if we are willing to face the tough issues.

Thomas Kochan | Dec 15, 2015

Cooperatives

18 Holiday Gift Ideas—From Co-ops

Here’s how to use your holiday shopping to support cooperatives.

Brian Van Slyke | Dec 14, 2015

Climate

COP21: What Paris Can Learn From a Mississippi Co-op

Cooperation Jackson heads to the Paris climate talks to show what a just transition to a green economy looks like.

Marcus Harrison Green | Dec 3, 2015

The Crunch illustration by Jennifer Luxton.

Wealth and inequality | Sustainable food and farming

5 Apps for the Sharing Economy (and Other News to Chew On)

FDA approves genetically engineered salmon, gun control debates overlook the biggest group of gun violence victims—black men—and apps that might help you put old stuff to new use.

Nov 25, 2015

Cooperatives

REI Will #OptOutside on Black Friday. Can It Change Retail (and the Economy)?

All 143 REI stores will be closed on Black Friday. But what more can the co-op do to live up to its values and transform the conversation in the United States?

Parag Rajendra Khandhar | Nov 24, 2015

Cooperatives | Wealth and inequality | Jobs

10 Reasons to Leave Your Company to Your Workers When You Retire

It’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity: Selling to employees can yield a better price, preserve a legacy, keep jobs and profits local—and maybe even eradicate inequality.

Rob Brown | Nov 13, 2015

Renewable energy

Energy Democracy: Inside Californians’ Game-Changing Plan for Community-Owned Power

Large utility companies control about 75 percent of the electricity market in California. A hybrid between a public agency and private utility, the new Community Choice program is a model for communities that want greener, cheaper energy.

Al Weinrub | Nov 12, 2015

Citizens United | Climate

3 Ways the TPP Will Hurt the Climate—If We Let It Pass

The next big trade deal is poised for a congressional vote in 2016. Here's what that means for the planet.

Ben Lilliston | Nov 12, 2015

Cooperatives

After Decades in a Food Desert, These Neighbors Are Building a $2 Million Co-op—And They Own It

For nearly 20 years, the residents of this mostly African American Greensboro community had nowhere to shop for food. They tried to attract a big-box grocery store; when that didn’t work, they started their own.

Liz Pleasant | Nov 12, 2015

New Economy Week Starts Here

This week, we bring you five pressing challenges blocking our way to a better economy—and a dose of solutions.

Nov 12, 2015

Sustainable food and farming

Borrow, Save, Share: 3 Ways Seeds Can Democratize Our Food System

Just six companies control 63 percent of the commercial seed market. But seed libraries offer us an opportunity to reclaim the seed commons and create our own community food systems.

Neil Thapar | Nov 11, 2015

Cooperatives | Wealth and inequality

What If We Owned the Internet Together? It’s Time to Bring the Co-op Revolution to the Web

The flourishing of farmers markets and credit unions demonstrates a longing for business that serves the common good. Can it infiltrate the Amazon-dominated, Uberized Internet?

Nathan Schneider, Trebor Scholz | Nov 9, 2015

Wealth and inequality

We Asked Our Favorite Illustrators What Debt Means to Them

Here's what they gave us, from comics to collage.

Nov 5, 2015

Will the New Economy Be Capitalism, or Something Else? Join Us for a Discussion on November 9

To debate this crucial issue in the new economy, we’re co-hosting a panel on November 9 with experts in the field. Please RSVP and join us!

Oct 30, 2015

Wealth and inequality | Cooperatives

How Creative Finance Launched Worker-Owned Co-ops In Post-Sandy New York

Half of small businesses don’t make it past the first five years, and owners lose everything trying to pay off the loans. The Working World lets co-ops stabilize before repayment even begins.

Araz Hachadourian | Oct 29, 2015

Patient finance illustration by Jennifer Luxton.

Local economies | Jobs

Why Slower Money Is the Key to a Real Economic Recovery

An exciting crop of organizations are financing businesses in a way that creates real wealth. Here are a few ways to scale them up so that they can truly challenge Wall Street.

Keith Harrington | Oct 23, 2015

Citizens United | Wealth and inequality

The Interest-Free Lending Circles That Help Friends and Families Do DIY Loans

Who needs banks when you have communities? And organizations like Mission Asset Fund have even figured out how to use the system to raise credit scores.

Liz Pleasant | Oct 21, 2015

Wealth and inequality

When Energy Bills Skyrocketed, These Neighbors Banded Together to Keep the Lights On—And Won

For nearly 20 years, utility company Central Hudson has operated more or less unchallenged—until Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson came along.

Laura Gottesdiener | Oct 19, 2015

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