The Preston Model and the future of the Community Wealth Building movement
The Preston Model of Community Wealth Building has already made an outsized contribution to the world of political-economic transformative change – no matter what happens next in the corridors of Preston City Council.
Four Days in Dublin, Ireland: Igniting Community Wealth Building
Neil McInroy was part of the TDC team helping Bohemians FC launch their new Community Wealth Building strategy in Dublin. He shares his reflections on where next for CWB in Ireland.
Building a democratic economy in Dublin
TDC President Joe Guinan was invited to give the closing speech at the official launch of the Bohemian Cooperatives at the Mansion House in Dublin. Here are his remarks.
Cleveland: Where Community Wealth Building and the Arts meet
Our CEO, Stephanie McHenry, writes about one of TDC’s most exciting new projects - the CWB Arts Cleveland. Born out of the desire to revive the city’s historic music venue, Leo’s Casino.
Growing CWB in Toronto and Canada
TDC Global Lead for Community Wealth Building, Neil McInroy, was recently in Canada, where he witnessed once more how CWB has moved from the margins towards the mainstream of local economic thinking.
Community Wealth Building in Nieuw-West
TDC co-founder and President Emeritus, Ted Howard, was invited to speak at a Community Wealth Building networking event run by the City of Amsterdam’s Nieuw-West district.
Geopolitics of the Iran War
Joe Guinan offers an analysis of the wider significance and long-run impacts of Trump’s war of choice on Iran. The United States may be on the brink of a calamitous strategic defeat, marking the definitive end of the neoliberal global economic order.
Possibility and Danger in the Age of Trump
For decades, economic policy in the U.S. was shaped by a relatively stable neoliberal consensus. Under President Donald Trump this consensus has started to fracture.
In Wales, Community Wealth Building finds fertile ground
TDC’s Global Lead for Community Wealth Building, Neil McInroy, was the keynote speaker at the Welsh co-operative development agency Cwmpas’ first annual conference in Cardiff. This is an abridged version of his speech.
Building Blocks of a New Economy
Our Fellow Abimael Chavez-Hernandez reflects on the efforts of our WEPOWER partners in reversing St Louis’ population decline. The second of a series of blogs on the ongoing roll-out of CWB in the city.
The Long Road to Economic Transformation: Scotland’s CWB Bill
The Scottish Community Wealth Building (CWB) Bill presents an opportune moment to reflect on how Scotland has reached this point, and what the new legislation means for the broader global movement.
A Legacy City at a Crossroads
Our Fellow Abimael Chavez-Hernandez shares his initial reflections on Community Wealth Building in St Louis. The first of a series of blogs on the ongoing roll-out of CWB in St. Louis.
Scotland: Rural campaigners push for Community Wealth Building and economic democracy
Organizations and activists have signed the Arran Statement in a push for economic democracy in rural Scotland. Now it’s influencing European policy.
Appraising Mamdani’s Five Key Policies
Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s policies are not only feasible, but could work to improve the lives of a majority of New Yorkers. And they have past precedent in the city, Professor Maliha Safri writes.
Our New Polanyi Moment
TDC President Joe Guinan spoke at a panel at the GSEF in Bordeaux, France, on the nature of the current political moment and the vital role of practical economic alternatives.
Lessons for Northern Ireland on Community Wealth Building
Our Global Lead for CWB, Neil McInroy, delivered a keynote address at this year’s Development Trusts NI conference, in Derry, Northern Ireland. This an adapted version of his speech.
TDC welcomes Northern Ireland’s funding of Community Wealth Building projects
CWB partnerships in the town of Larne and in the North West region are each to receive £150,000 from the government.
Your Party? Turbulent beginnings for a new left party in Britain
Briefing note by TDC fellow Ben Sellers on the situation on the British left and the development of a new left party.
TDC signs open letter condemning attacks on nonprofits
The Democracy Collaborative stands in solidarity with other charities across the U.S. We are one of the nearly 4,000 signatories of an open letter rejecting Presidential attacks on nonprofit organizations.
Community Wealth, University Action, and Municipal Power
The Democracy Collaborative co-sponsored a panel discussion on “uni-muni-community strategies” at the Next System Convergence on September 4, 2005.