In most companies, the job of the Human Resources department is to manage the workforce so as to benefit the company’s outside owners. But what about when the workers are the owners? Jennifer Briggs worked for 13 years at New […]
Co-op Power Hour: What Does Wealth Mean in Westwood?
As Metro Denver undergoes drastic changes, what does it mean to build community wealth? Yessica Holguin is a fellow at the Community Wealth Building Network, where she is working to organize and mobilize cooperative economies, especially in low-income communities of […]
Co-op Power Hour: Co-operative Law
In this edition of the Co-op Power Hour Jason Wiener speaks with two of the most prominent Colorado co-op attorneys to chronicle Colorado co-op law over the past 40 years – Jim Dean and Linda Phillips. The Co-op […]
The Co-op Power Hour: Artists Co-ops
In this edition of the Co-op Power Hour, we talk with members from four Metro Denver artist cooperatives, including Michael and Stephanie Hancock from 5280 Artist Co-op in the Aurora Cultural Arts District; Mark Brasuell from Spark Gallery in the […]
The Co-op Power Hour: Community Broadband post Net Neutrality
For decades now, municipalities, utility co-ops, and neighborhoods have been providing internet service in remarkable ways, often with little recognition or visibility. But as the federal government ends net-neutrality protections nationally, there is a renewed interest in such alternatives—in internet […]
Co-op Power Hour: Business incubators for the rest of us
Starting a business is hard, and investor-driven models can incline entrepreneurs to put profit before community. A new generation of cooperative business incubators are changing that — putting the startup process under the control of the businesses themselves. Hosts Nathan […]
Co-op Power Hour: Co-operative Economics and Religious Traditions
Today, host Nathan Schneider looks at the intersection of spirituality and co-operative economics. Today’s guests are: Sierra McNamara, founder of the Mayu Meditation Co-operative in Denver and Andrew McLeod, author of Holy Cooperation! The Co-op Power Hour is […]
Co-op Power Hour: Shared Ownership in Tech
Today, host Nathan Schneider finds out about worker owned co-operative tech businesses in the Boulder/Denver area. The tech industry typically celebrates its lone-genius founders, its venture capitalists, and its monopolistic ambitions. But there are many stories that challenge that […]