While world leaders are increasingly saying out loud that the postwar liberal world order is dead, the ruling classes in the Global North have an answer for what will come to replace it: fascism. Will they be able to implement their vision?
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At Social Capital Partners, Bill Young and Jon Shell spend a lot of their days thinking about how build a more inclusive economy.

Cities are taking control of their economies Legislation supporting employee ownership Community financing of employee ownership Political support for employee and community ownership is growing

Among the book’s key wartime lessons is that “inequality is toxic to social solidarity and mass mobilization.” It requires policies that fulfill a promise that…

“Though a tree grow ever so high, the falling leaves return to the root.” – Malay proverb

As communities adjust to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, a vibrant global discussion is taking place about how cities should provide more street space…

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Anchor institutions are non-profit, public, or community-owned entities that provide “sticky capital”, meaning that it does not easily leave the region and their missions allow…

The ownership structure is the core aspect that allows all of this to happen. The company has a reputation for high-quality products, excellent job retention…

There will be challenges, and risks, along the way. There is the risk that we turn inward, or that power brokers will exploit the crisis…

Based on a national survey of professionals about precarious working conditions, the first of its kind, No Safe Harbour: Precarious Work and Economic Insecurity Among…
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