Event: Community wealth building: Growing a democratic economy in cities across America
A new era for community wealth building
This report shows how community wealth building uniquely meets the crises of our time and how this model is already reshaping cities and communities across the globe, including a landmark opportunity in Chicago.
Scotland the Brave: Community wealth building makes national progress
Scotland has made significant progress in placing community wealth building at the core of economic policy. This is what we learned from a recent fact-finding trip.
The power of community utilities
Publicly and cooperatively owned electric utilities (community utilities) have the potential to demonstrate what an equitable, clean energy system looks like in the United States. They could become powerful “anchor institutions” in their community by grounding their decisions in democratic governance and community partnership, affordable energy and community wealth building, and access to renewable energy.
The Healthcare Anchor Network launches as an independent organization
As a new organization, HAN looks forward to deepening its impact in the healthcare sector and reaching a critical mass of health systems adopting as an institutional priority improving community health and well-being.
Family wealth building isn’t enough: We must pursue community wealth building
To address growing wealth inequality, and in particular the racial wealth gap, we must build wealth in our communities. Community wealth building is a new way of thinking about economic development, poverty alleviation, and wealth creation and accumulation.
Revisiting community control of land and housing in the wake of COVID-19
As our housing crisis worsens during the COVID-19 pandemic, we urgently need new approaches and institutions that center permanent affordability, community ownership and control, and the long-term goal of decommodification.
How we are building the democratic economy...
Theory and policy for a next system
A community wealth building movement
Climate justice and energy democracy
Next-generation enterprise design
Racial equity and reparative justice
Anchor institution connections
Recently published
Award-winning journalist Laura Flanders has just released a half hour documentary called “Community Wealth Building: An Economic Reset.”
Scotland has made significant progress in placing community wealth building at the core of economic policy. This is what we learned from a recent fact-finding trip.
The Veterans Health Administration—the country’s only fully public, integrated healthcare system—has a lot to tell us about how a national healthcare service for the United States might operate.
Labor movements must pursue a social and economic vision that can address the deep structural inequalities these pandemic years have exposed. Preston gives a glimpse of the exciting possibilities that collaboration with unions could achieve.