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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

(2016/08/30) What worker coops can do for us (Capitalism)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2016

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Edition #1039

Today we look in detail at the overdue concept of worker owned and operated enterprises and what they can do to help improve the lives of people who work for a living

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Own The Change: Building Workplace Democracy One Worker Cooperative At A Time - The F Word w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 2-9-15

Ch. 3: Song 1: We Demand Change - Tristan James


Ch. 4: Act 2: Dispelling some myths about worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 6-12-16

Ch. 5: Song 2: Banking on a Myth - Andrew Bird


Ch. 6: Act 3: Defying the Crisis - The Spanish Collective Mondragan - Air Date 1-25-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: Look To The Future - Birthrite


Ch. 8: Act 4: Julia Hutchins: How cooperative businesses can answer tough business challenges - TEDxMileHigh - Air Date 12-16-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Cooperation - Jim Valley


Ch. 10: Act 5: The Promise and Limitations of Worker Co-ops -- Gar Alperovitz - Workplace Democracy - Air Date 9-15-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: Interesting Times - Akira the Don


Ch. 12: Act 6: The UK Labor party taking the lead on worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 5-9-16

Ch. 13: Song 6: Capitalism Is Tearing Us Apart - sole


Ch. 14: Act 7: Join a Local Democracy @ Work Action Group via @Democracyatwrk - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Secret Affair


Ch. 16: Act 8: Some barriers that prevent the creation of worker coops - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 2-23-16


Voicemails

Ch. 17: Voting in safe states - Steven from Brooklyn

Ch. 18: Thoughts on "Safe States" - Darice from Washington, DC

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


Ch. 19: Final comments on the end of our summer fundraiser

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone


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In the marketplace, people benefit from direct and indirect business ownership.

0:50.1

They're currently close to 10 million self-employed workers in the United States,

0:54.9

that's nearly 9% of total civilian employment. And millions more hope to own a business someday.

1:01.4

Furthermore, over 47 million individuals. Reep the rewards of free enterprise through stock

1:08.0

ownership in the vast number of companies listed on the US stock exchanges.

1:13.3

I can't help but believe that in the future we'll see in the United States

1:17.7

and throughout the Western world an increasing trend toward the next logical step.

1:23.3

Employee ownership. It's a path that benefits a free people.

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