Hacking the American Dream: Progressive Senators Go Big for Worker Ownership

Hacking the American Dream: Progressive Senators Go Big for Worker Ownership

Jessica Rose

Chief Financial Officer & Director of Employee Ownership Programs

May 10, 2017

“The best-kept business model secret of our age is about to get the spotlight it has long deserved,” writes Jessica Bonanno. “It’s employee ownership—a proven, common-sense pathway to reduce inequality, anchor jobs at home, and rebuild a strong and stable economy, using a vehicle that’s as American as apple pie: making entrepreneurs out of regular, working folks.”

Jessica Bonanno—The Democracy Collaborative’s Chief Financial Officer and Director of Employee Ownership Programs—writes in Common Dreams about the benefits of employee ownership.

Read the full story in Common Dreams.

Publication date: 2017-05-10

Parent publication: Common Dreams

Jessica Rose

Chief Financial Officer & Director of Employee Ownership Programs

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