A research and development lab for the democratic economy. #CommunityWealthBuilding #NextSystem Think | Do | Change
Washington, DC & Cleveland OH
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We’re facing a systemic crisis. Climate danger. Inequality. Racial injustice. Collapsing faith in democracy. Systemic problems require systemic solutions.
At @democracycollab we seek to build a democratic economy through bottom up system change.
Join us: democracycollaborative.org
Developed in partnership with Scioto Analysis our report on the economic impact of the music industry of Cleveland is part of an ongoing effort to deepen our understanding of anchor institutions and how they support #CommunityWealthBuilding.
Read more → democracycollaborative.org/w…
Now on #TrackingtheCrisis
❗️#IranWar US military assets on ready mode
❗️Consumer weakness at heart of global economic slowdown
❗️#TrackingtheMoney Midterms
❕#FlamingoRevolution deepens
❕CA fights back ICE
❕Transgender patients win SCOTUS ruling
trackingthecrisis.org
This week, our VP of Research & Policy, Thomas M. Hanna, took part in the 'Public Banking for Public Prosperity' conference organized by @publicbanksnow
📷 1: Thomas Marois, Director @public_banking
Trinity Tran, Exec Director @publicbankla
and Thomas
📷 2 & 3: Thomas speaking
Our much-awaited anthology 'Twenty Years of Community Wealth Building' is now out!
It brings together essays on the history and practice of CWB across the globe.
Read in full → democracycollaborative.org/w…
Now on #TrackingtheCrisis
❗️Escalation in Hormuz waters
❗️Trump-Putin deal blows up NATO/US alliance
❗️Half of Americans unable to make ends meet
❕DHS intimidation of Tohono O’odham nation
❕Repeal #HomelandSecurityAct Bill
❕Hegseth panel heckled
trackingthecrisis.org
Delighted to announce the publishing of our essay collection 'Twenty Years of #CommunityWealthBuilding'
It celebrates the 20th anniversary of the coining of the term and serves as testament to the importance of CWB
Read or download the full anthology →
democracycollaborative.org/w…
Our Global Lead for CWB @nmcinroy is currently in South Korea for a #CommunityWealthBuilding conference organized by Gwangmyeoung CIty and the @hope_institute
"Much to learn for many other places (...) as they seek to rewire the economy," Neil said
📷3 courtesy Gwangmyeong City
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COMING SOON: “Community Wealth Building is no longer merely a place-based intervention, but an approach... Its significance today lies not simply in what it has achieved in particular places, but… as a wider theory and practice of bottom-up political-economic system change.”
Now on #TrackingtheCrisis
❗️Pentagon major attack on Iran ahead of midterms
❗️'Houthis' major advances against Riyadh
❗️ICE accessed voter records
❕Austerity protests in Europe
❕VT week of action against ICE facility
❕Data centers city council fight
trackingthecrisis.org
Our Global Lead for Community Wealth Building @neilmcinroy was on the podcast Leading Australia's Just Transition from the UNSW @CSIsocialimpact
Neil got to speak about our worldwide work on CWB and how it's expanding and diversifying.
Listen in full open.spotify.com/episode/23e…
Following last month's state visit, analysts scrambled to predict the next steps in US-China relations. But many are failing to see what our Fellow Michael Hudson has coined "the New International Economic Order".
Read 'A Clean Slate' in full → democracycollaborative.org/w…
Our President @joecguinan gave a tribute to David K. Cobb - a friend, collaborator and TDC fellow who passed away on Labor Day - at the Memorial held last weekend in Humboldt County, CA.
Read more about David's extraordinary life and work ➡ democracycollaborative.org/b…
In Boston, a mom-and-pop shop has begun a new chapter under employee ownership showing how #CommunityWealthBuilding financial ecosystems are becoming a popular wealth creation solution in communities across the US, @marjorie_kelly writes.
Read in full ➡️ democracycollaborative.org/b…
Now on #TrackingtheCrisis
❗️Iraq: US troops withdraw
❗️EU declares fuel emergency
❗️Worst quarter for US Treasuries since 1994
❕Midterms: Voter concerns, polls and more
❕Amnesty International: 'ICE must be abolished'
❕#NoKingsVoteEarly underway
trackingthecrisis.org
This week in our #FromtheArchives series, we look into the transcript of a 1968 symposium convened to discuss the 'Community Self-Determination Act' or CSDA.
Learn more about the CSDA's history and how the debates held around it strongly resonate today ⤵️
democracycollaborative.org/f…
We are delighted to announce that our Vice President of Research & Policy, Thomas Hanna, will be speaking at the @PublicBanksNow national conference #PublicBankingforPublicProsperity.
📅 October 21-24
📍Philadelphia, PA
Get your tickets now at publicbankinginstitute.org
The immediate cause of the looming world depression is clear enough. Renowned economist Michael Hudson dwells into the repercussions of the #OilWar as he continues his series 'Creating a New International Order'.
Read 'A Clean Slate' in full → democracycollaborative.org/w…
Now on #TrackingtheCrisis
❗️Realignments evident at UNGA
❗️Rate hikes trigger affordability spiral
❗️GOP candidates distance themselves from Trump
❕Austin ICE shooting sparks protests
❕#AISuperintelligence ban bill
❕White House press pool blackout
trackingthecrisis.org
We're thrilled to share this timely discussion between our President @joecguinan and Fellow @KaliAkuno on events transforming the capitalist-world system right before our eyes!
September 24
5pm ET | 4pm CT | 2pm PT
Organized by @InstSocEco
Tickets 👉 givebutter.com/the-storm-on-…
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Join us this Thursday, September 24th, for a discussion with @Kali_Akuno and @joecguinan on "The Storm on the Horizon: The War on Iran, the Oil Crisis, and the Shift to a Poly-Centric World Order". Happening at 2pm PST/5pm EST! Sign up here: givebutter.com/the-storm-on-…
