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Socialist Progressives

snot

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1. Ok, maybe I shdn't reply, not having watched it yet, but

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Original post)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:12 PM

Apr 2016

an hour + 40 min. is a big time commitment right now (ps: summaries appreciated).

So forgive me if you can, but.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation

Credit unions (consistently providing members the best deals – not only is my checking account free; I get interest on it! – AND completely uninvolved in the kinds of risky, unproductive speculation that crashed the economy in 2008 and "required" taxpayer bailouts).

Etc.

Even if we don't own and control everything ourselves, we should AT LEAST own and control essential infrastructure/services. Once hijacked by entities that are not directly answerable to citizens, they become extortion machines.

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Richard Wolff on Worker Coops: Theory and Practice of 21st Century Socialism [View all] Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 OP

Ok, maybe I shdn't reply, not having watched it yet, but snot Apr 2016 #1

Believe me when I say RoccoR5955 Apr 2016 #2

This one has a lot in it. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #3

Credit unions TBF Apr 2016 #4

I rarely watch videos but I have written on Mondragon TBF Apr 2016 #5