The Future Should Be Co-operative Capitalism
The economy is not failing by accident. It is doing what it has been trained to do. It moves wealth upward. It protects asset owners. It rewards extraction. It treats…
Homes Are for Living In, Not Harvesting Rent
A home is not just an asset. It is shelter. It is safety. It is where people sleep, recover, raise children, care for relatives, build routines, rest, argue, cook, laugh,…
Shareholders Should Come Last
Somewhere along the way, we decided shareholders were the most important people in the economy. That decision has done enormous damage. It has warped businesses, weakened workers, raised prices, encouraged…
Workers Should Share the Wealth They Create
A company should not be called successful if its workers are struggling. It should not be praised because its profits are up while its staff cannot afford rent. It should…
Nobody Needs a Billion Pounds
Nobody needs a billion pounds. That should not be a controversial sentence. It should be one of the easiest moral statements in politics. Nobody needs a billion pounds while hospitals…
Co-operative Capitalism: Keep the Market, Remove the Greed
Capitalism is not broken because people sell things. It is not broken because people start businesses, take risks, invent products, open shops, build companies, employ staff, or try to make…
Shareholders, Billionaires, and the Sickness of Endless More
There is a particular kind of greed that society has learned to admire. We do not call it hoarding.We call it success. We do not call it extraction.We call it…