Carl Davidson of Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism tells the story of the Mondragon Cooperatives at the 2011 Left Forum. SOURCE Carl Davidson on Mondragon at the 2011 Left Forum (American Worker Cooperative) Carl will also be speaking in Texas on 8 September. SOURCE Third Coast Workers Coop

Jeffrey Hollender, who describes himself as a leading US authority on corporate responsibility, sustainability and social equity, visited the Mondragon coops recently and has posted a series of articles on his website. In his first article, Hollender explains the basic “people before profits” principle of Mondragon. “I’m compelled to start [...]

The California city of Richmond has embarked on a program to help promote the growth of co-op businesses to create job opportunities and provide avenues to create stable incomes for unskilled and hard-core unemployed residents.