All Things Co-op: Platform Cooperatives with Minsun Ji
[S5 E05] New
In this episode of All Things Co-op, Cinar, Larry, and Kevin talk to Minsun Ji, a labor organizer and Co-op expert. They discuss what a platform cooperative is, how it differs from a corporate or capitalist platform, and its connection with...
Read moreAll Things Co-op: An Interview with Patrick Conlon of WORCS
[S5 E04] New
In this episode of All Things Co-op, Larry and Kevin talk to Patrick Conlon of Worker Ownership Resources and Cooperative Services, otherwise known as WORCS...
Read moreAll Things Co-op: The Great Resignation
[S04 E12] New
In this episode of the All Things Co-op Podcast, Larry, Cinar and Kevin talk about the so-called "Great Resignation." After discussing what may be behind this change, the trio discusses what cooperatives might have done differently, and how...
Read moreAll Things Co-op: The Money Question With Ed Whitfield
[S4 E11] New
In this episode of the All Things Co-op Podcast, Larry leads an interview with Ed Whitfield of Seed Commons to talk about cooperative and democratic investment in worker cooperatives...
Read moreAll Things Co-op: The Hostile Takeover
[S04 E10] New
In this episode, the ATC guys talk about the idea of the hostile takeover - workers organizing for the purposes of taking over a factory, usually when the owners are abandoning it. Reviewing and highlighting experiences in Argentina and in Chicago...
Read moreAll Things Co-op: Co-op Cycle
[S04 E09] New
Co-op Cycle is a platform cooperative based primarily in France, but with member cooperatives around Europe. In this episode, the ATC guys chat with Adrien Claude, the coordinator for Co-op Cycle, about how it works...
Read moreAll Things Co-op: Critiques of Co-ops
[S4 E08] New
In this episode of ATC, Kevin, Larry and Cinar talk about some of the most common criticisms of co-ops that they've heard over the years and respond to it...
Read moreAll Thing Co-op: The Eva Cooperative
[S4 E07] New
In this episode of All Things Co-op, Cinar and Kevin talk with Dardan Isufi, the Chief Operating Officer of the Eva Cooperative, a rideshare...
Read moreAll Things Co-op: Co-ops and Their Organizations
[S4 E06] New
In this episode of ATC, Kevin, Larry and Cinar talk about the organizations that represent cooperatives in the US and their political reticence to be anti-capitalist. They discuss...
Read moreAll Things Co-op: Unions and Co-ops
[S4 E05] New
Unions and Worker Cooperatives are two forms of worker organizations focused on fighting for justice in solidarity. However, Unions and Coops fulfill different functions. What similarities do they share...
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