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Catalonia background: Catalan revolutionaries get ready for action to defend their revolution from Franco back in 1936.

13 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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Homage to Catalonia

Taking the long view of fearless resistance. By Kevin Buckland, writing from Barcelona.

10 Jun 2016 4 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

The role of climate change in the Syria crisis: how the media got it wrong

Alex Randall argues that the conclusions drawn were the wrong ones.

18 Feb 2015 3 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

It’s not too late to revive local media

Alec Saelens argues that a co-operative model and citizen journalism can change its fortunes.

4 Sep 2014 5 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Students, why not be your own landlord?

A student co-op in Edinburgh is breaking the landlord's monopoly.

28 Aug 2014 7 minute read

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The Spanish town where people come before profit

Jen Wilton and Liam Barrington-Bush explore Marinaleda, Spain’s communist utopia.

18 Nov 2013 4 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

So… co-operatives can build a better world, right?

A year after the Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade was launched, it’s time to assess whether co-ops are ready and willing to...

14 Oct 2013 1 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

PODCAST: Open-source activism

Hazel Healy speaks on co-operative values and 'ethical hackers' in the digital age.

25 Sep 2013 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Can co-operatives provide an alternative to capitalism?

A new book and an event in London on 27 September will consider whether the co-operative model can save us from market-driven...

12 Aug 2013 3 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Value us! Fair pay for domestic work in Nicaragua

Women’s contribution to their communities’ livelihoods is finally being recognized, as Felicity Butler and...

26 Jun 2013 4 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Flourishing in a not-for-profit world

Donnie Maclurcan and Jen Hinton report from the new Earth of 2050 where the money-driven...

1 Jun 2013 6 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Argentina’s challenge

Stormy times ahead in the world’s eighth largest country. Are there lessons to be learned? asks Vanessa Baird...

19 Jul 2012 9 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

What would Che say about co-ops?

Can co-operatives revive Cuba's sagging economy? John Restakis travels to Havana to find out.

16 Jul 2012 1 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

How co-ops are building a better world – The Facts

An infographic that illustrates why co-ops are a force to be reckoned with.

10 Jul 2012 5 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

Big Thinkers on Co-operation

300 years of the movers and shakers who've put co-operation on the map.

1 Jul 2012 11 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

Can co-operatives crowd out capitalism?

Wayne Ellwood argues that co-ops – democratic, community-focused – offer an egalitarian way out of our...

1 Jan 2012 2 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

The credit union boom

Fed up with being fleeced, North Americans are flocking to co-operative savings societies. Wayne Ellwood...

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