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The Dream We Haven’t Dared to Dream

Dan Pallotta dreams of a time when we are as excited, curious and scientific about the development of our humanity as we are about the development of our technology.

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11 Platform Cooperatives Creating a Real Sharing Economy

As “death star platforms” such as Airbnb and Uber continue their pursuit of global domination, an alternative is rising in its wake.

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City Repair: From Illegal Street Painting to City-Sanctioned Placemaking

“We’re part of something so much larger than ourselves.”

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A Provocative Way to Finance the Fight Against Climate Change

Will we do whatever it takes to fight climate change?

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Superpublic: A New Space to Connect Public, Private and Nonprofit Sectors in San Francisco

Collaborative enterprise to address city’s pressing problems is first of its kind in the US.

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California Bill Would Make Investing in Local Businesses Easier

The California Local Economies Securities Act is currently being considered in the 2016 legislative session. Get involved.

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How a Worker-Owned Tech Startup Found Investors—and Kept Its Values

As cooperative culture spreads into the tech world, Loomio is part of a new wave of entrepreneurs figuring out how to finance a more democratic, values-centered online economy.

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UBC Reads Sustainability: Naomi Klein

Forget everything you think you know about global warming.

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More Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: This Time, They’re Coming for Your Democracy

“Things have just gotten so much worse.”

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How One Woman’s Food Redistribution App is Feeding Thousands

Komal Ahmad is solving what she calls the “most unnecessary problem of our time.”