Survival and Solidarity
I have lived long enough among squirrels and senators, mice and merchants, to suspect that the word “survival” has become tragically misused, as though it were a…
Making Money
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“Get Together: How to Build a Community With Your People” by Bailey Richardson, Kevin Huynh, and Kai Elmer Sotto
There’s no shortage of books about “building community,” but most of them either drown in corporate jargon or get lost in abstract ideals. Get Together does neither.…
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The Shape You Make While You’re Still Moving
They always talk about the thing. The painting. The book. The damn invention that whirs or chirps or tells you when your toast is done. People want…
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How to Ethically Triage Needs In Community Service Settings
Given that we exist in a world where resources are finite, yet human need is seemingly infinite, the challenge of triaging community needs becomes both a moral…
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The Price of a Paycheck
A man wakes up before dawn, dresses in the dark, and walks out into the cold. He stands in the pale light of a bus stop or…
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The Company Store Never Closed
It’s easy to forget that America once ran on company stores and scrip. Coal miners in Appalachia were paid in vouchers redeemable only at their employer’s shop,…
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The Mythology of the Economy and the Enslavement of the Soul
There is a strange piety that governs the modern world, a religion that no one names but that commands greater obedience than any god ever known to…
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The End of Passive Economics: Building a Stakeholder Society
In today’s economy, most people are locked into one role: consumer. We buy what’s offered, work in jobs where decisions are made elsewhere, and live in a…
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“The Well-Connected Community” by Alison Gilchrist: Why Networks Matter More Than Plans
If you’ve ever been involved in community work, whether organizing a neighborhood event, running a local nonprofit, or just trying to get people to care about something…
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The Democratic Market: Balancing Freedom, Fairness, and Power
A truly democratic free-market society would not be a contradiction in terms but a balance of forces—economic power held in check by democratic accountability, individual liberty safeguarded…