What We’ve Been Writing
Dr. Hand muses on a future of “epistemic feudalism” and the ability of the democracy to weather the storm
Tiffany summarizes Bernie Sanders’ appearance at last month’s Employee Ownership Ideas Forum in Washington, DC
What We’ve Been Reading
Oregon Public Broadcasting spotlighted Oregon’s leadership in the establishment of purpose trusts. More broadly, these companies represent where momentum on trust ownership is concentrated: on the West coast, and in food and agriculture. More data here
Alabama is getting a new Center for Employee Ownership, the 22nd state in the EOX network
Check out this opinion article on the moral power of labour and the need for the movement to embrace workplace democracy
A Texas business owner shares different ways he motivates employees, including employee ownership
Take a look at this breakdown of EOTs making their way to Canada
Here’s the first post in a new Project Equity series “10 Reasons to go EO”
The ESOP Association had its annual Advocacy Day this week; here’s a read-out
Bill Roark has a new book on employee ownership out this week
Kensington Corridor Trust reviews its first four years; the New York Times highlights other community ownership strategies
What’s Next
The May 20 deadline for presenting at the Texas/Oklahoma Chapter of the ESOP Association’s conference is coming quick
Vermont’s upcoming Employee Ownership Conference features the Rutgers Institute’s Melissa Hoover
In Case You Missed It
Be sure to watch this recording of Natalie Foster’s book talk at the Aspen Institute on her new book promoting economic change and a bottom-up economic approach
Check out this video interview on EOT case study Bicycle Technologies International
You died of dysentery.