Matt Stannard is an economic justice advocate working with several nonprofits and national advocacy organizations.
What Public Banks Can Do for Food Systems
A public bank is a government-run financial institution that takes banks’ power to create value through lending and turns that power into a public utility, lending at low interest to meet public needs.
September 19, 2018
The Promise of Worker-Run Farming
The success of any worker-run farms will spread because it’s easier to be a cooperative entity in places where there are a lot of other cooperative entities
September 6, 2018
How to Start a Worker-Owned Cooperative Farm
Cooperative work structures promote ecologically sustainable farming and create sustainable livelihoods for farmworkers and their communities. Here’s a general blueprint for starting a worker-owned cooperative farm…
August 22, 2018
The 2016 Elections: 6 Takeaways for the Economic Cooperation Movement
The election of America’s most prominently parasitic and malicious real estate capitalist to Chief Executive says “this is what happens, Larry.”
December 9, 2016
People vs. Big Oil: Washington Victory over Shell Oil Signals a Turning Tide
From Standing Rock Reservation to the Florida Everglades, 2016 has been an unprecedented year in people’s resistance to the fossil fuel economy.
October 17, 2016
Capitalism Killing You? Income Sharing Could Save our Lives
Economic insecurity is the American nightmare.
October 7, 2016