(This article first appeared in Tikkun Magazine, Winter 2011) Workers at Ohio Cooperative Solar (left) and Evergreen Laundry take part in a strategy to capture ever-greater shares of spending in health, energy, and other key sectors for an integrated, large-scale network of worker-owned businesses. PHOTOS: JANET CENTURY. by Gar Alperovitz We are entering one of […]
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