The Making of a Democratic Economy is a clarion call for a movement ready to get serious about transforming our economic system. Illuminating the principles of a democratic economy through the stories of on-the-ground community wealth builders and their unlikely accomplices in the halls of institutional power, this book is a must read for everyone concerned with how we win the fight for an economy that’s equitable, not extractive.
Protect the vulnerable, advance the democratic economy: Our statement on the COVID-19 crisis
We are in a period of breakdown, in which all that is wrong with the current system is now being laid bare. Rather than rebuild what we now clearly see should never have been, we must lead the construction out of this crisis of something new.
Medicine For All: The case for a public option in the pharmaceutical industry
Democratic, public ownership of pharmaceutical development, production, and distribution in the U.S. is necessary to combat the increasingly harmful impacts of Big Pharma which decades of regulation have failed to counteract.
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Theory and Policy for a Next System
Leveraging Anchor Institutions
Racial Equity and the Democratic Economy
Catalyzing a movement to build community wealth
Next Generation Enterprise and Systemic Design
Climate justice and energy democracy
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Protect the vulnerable, advance the democratic economy: Our statement on the COVID-19 crisis
We are in a period of breakdown, in which all that is wrong with the current system is now being laid bare. Rather than rebuild what we now clearly see should never have been, we must lead the construction out of this crisis of something new.
HAN Public Comments on Fair Housing Act Proposed Changes
The Healthcare Anchor Network submitted public comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), expressing our opposition to HUD’s proposed changes to the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule.
Online press briefing: Vaccines—The COVID-19 Case for Public Pharmaceutical Research and Development
Leading experts believe that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure widespread access to safe and effective vaccines that are developed with taxpayer money. In this virtual press briefing, hear why the U.S. government should develop and manufacture vaccines and other essential medicines so that we get the medicines we need, when we need them and at prices we can afford.
Events Manager
The Events Manager will support and collaborate with four highly dynamic program teams at The Democracy Collaborative which strive to activate anchor institutions to leverage their substantial place-based assets to build community wealth and a democratic economy. The person in this role will plan