Economic democracy is a necessary component of a free society. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

The Worker Co-op Conference is the biggest event in the country for worker-owners, solidarity economy organizers, labor and their support organizations. Sponsor the #WCC26 at conference.coop

Join our monthly Media Co-ops Peer Network to learn from others & share resources 🎙️ This monthly call is open to all cooperative members in the audiovisual, print, and digital media industry, not just USFWC members. See you March 30! info.usworker.coop/civicrm/even...

📣 CED is hiring a Communications Associate! Are you a digital organizer, story-teller, graphic designer, artist, or cultural worker who cares about justice and systemic change? Then this may be the right role for you. 🫵🏽 Apply by the priority deadline: 04/06/26 jobs.gusto.com/postings/cen...

If inequality drives housing costs, building more homes alone won't fix affordability. New research explored in Shelterforce. Read: buff.ly/5HMN3Wg #HousingPolicy #EconomicJustice

SCOOP: One of the nation's top "justice facility" architecture firms will no longer work on ICE detention centers or deportation facilities after its employees staged a revolt.

The estimated cost of the war against Iran has already surpassed $21,000,000,000.

Solidarity. Equity. Democracy. Sustainability. Pluralism. Our new column explores the solidarity economy — and why it matters for housing justice. Read: bit.ly/4u94E0T

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.

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 info.usworker.coop/civicrm/even...

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.

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. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration. readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...

✨ 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

If you're heard of "TOPA" but aren't sure what it is or how it works, @shelterforce.bsky.social has got a video for you! (Hint: It stands for Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, but it's used generically to mean any such policy, not just the original one in DC.)

"The cooperative model is a good model for a good society" ❤️‍🔥 @moreperfectunion.bsky.social Worker-owners are also building this model in the US. Check out the 400+ #WorkerCoops driving economic democracy across our country at usworker.coop www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQMZ...

📣 Throughout 2025, we stewarded coalitions to build collective control over our economy. Launching & stewarding coalitions is at the heart of our work, because collective organizing builds #economicdemocracy in our workplaces, public budgets, housing system, & other resources we need. Thread -->

The world's 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which found just eight billionaires accounted for about a quarter of those gains.

In 2025, Center for Economic Democracy published more than 5 thought pieces & op-eds across local & national platforms to spotlight the powerful movement for #economicdemocracy, building hope & strategy for a future beyond racial capitalism. Thread -->

Worker ownership empowers marginalized workers, particularly in exploitative and low-wage industries like home care and cleaning. Unlike traditional companies where workers lack agency, co-ops grant them direct control over their jobs and deliver the dignity they deserve.

There’s power in gatherings. ✨ When organizers come together — from Boston neighborhoods, across Massachusetts, & from every corner of the country — we share strategies, build relationships, & co-create the infrastructure for #economicdemocracy. Thread -->

When you choose to shop at locally owned worker co-ops your purchase has power. Power to support the individuals who work there. Power to retain wealth in the community. Power to create local and equitable employment. Power to support your community. #shopcoop #gocoop #workerownedcoops

As 2025 ends, here's a huge THANK YOU to all our partners, collaborators, organizers, & allies who helped bring our mission to life. 🙌🏽✨ Here are the major wins we're celebrating from this fall! 🧵-->

📣Big news from our friends at Lift Economy! Registration for the spring cohort of #NextEconomyMBA is officially open! Join changemakers from around the world on a 9-month learning journey to create a regenerative + just economy. Learn more & register for a free intro: go.lifteconomy.com/mba.

#CLVU is hiring an Organizing Director ($75,000- $85,000) to lead our citywide tenant and community organizing initiatives💥. Define the organizing agenda, cultivate leadership, and ensure CLVU’s programs drive transformative impact for communities✨. Read full job descriptions here: www.clvu.org/jobs

NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives. In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP. We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.

Check out the new book "Budget Justice" by Celina Su & this interview about how community-controlled budgets are key to practicing democracy! #BudgetJustice #SolidarityEconomy #EconomicDemocracy

People are actively building a more democratic and inclusive economy. Thanks to BRED in Baltimore, cooperative businesses are being established and supported, providing empowering and dignified jobs to working people. There is an alternative to the status quo. It's called economic democracy.

🎉 124K+ supporters signed the petition to put #RENTCONTROL on the MA state-wide ballot! CONGRATS Homes for All MA (incl. the hard work of @citylifevidaurbana.bsky.social, @ourcityrttc.bsky.social, @lynnunitedma.bsky.social & many more). Let's resist rent gouging & reclaim our housing! #RentControlMA

Inclusivity is key to democracy. This means equal voting rights in our politics, but it can't end there. The economy also affects us in many ways. What does inclusivity mean in the context of economics? It means inclusivity in ownership, the vehicle of economic power. It means worker ownership.

Let Your Voice Be Heard! Urge committee chair Rep Carole Fiola to recommend Opportunity to Own (OTO) forward. DYK: • Worker co-ops themselves proposed and co-wrote OTO • OTO got only positive feedback during testimony • 80% of MA biz have no succession plan Call Rep Carole Fiola today! #CoopsYear