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A Struggle for Self-Determination, Participatory Democracy, and Economic Justice Written by Kali Akuno For the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Wednesday, July 4, 2012 A major progressive initiative is...
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Applied learning: degrees at Mondragon are almost exclusively vocational, and research focuses on technology transfer Source: Getty By David Matthews SolidarityEconomy.net via Times Higher Education /...
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Worker Self-management in Jackson, Mississippi Chokwe Lumumba, Mayor of Jackson, MS By Ajamu Nangwaya SolidarityEconomy.net via Rabble.Ca Ajamu Nangwaya participated in the recent Eastern Conference...
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What American Universities Can Learn From The Cooperative Mondragon University This unique college in the Spanish countryside has cut out the middlemen--career administrators--and gives the faculty...
View ArticleCyberwar: Manufacturing Contempt for Venezuela
A profile of the Venezuelan opposition’s systematic misinformation campaign and social media’s contribution to it By Cyril Mychalejko SolidarityEconomy.net via upsidedownworld.org March 4, 2014 - The...
View Article‘Solidarity Economy’ Among Structural Reforms Needed for Ferguson and St Louis
What now? Three ways to tackle structural injustice By Clarissa Hayward, Lynn Oldham and Laura Rosenbury St Louis Post-Dispatch Op-Ed Nov 24, 2014 - In the wake of the grand jury decision not to...
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