By Josh Jacob In Mutualism, Sara Horowitz presents a beautiful vision of cooperation and democratic participation: civil society associations like unions, co-ops, religious groups, and mutual aid groups satisfying the needs of their communities through place-based organizing. It’s certainly a… Continue Reading
By Elias Passas Early on in the discussion, Esteban Kelly expressed his dissatisfaction with the protest call: a better world is possible. Perhaps due to his personality, he said, he had more of a penchant with actually building things—tethering himself… Continue Reading
By Muqeet ul Iftikhar Drabu In an age of hopelessness, where humanity is faced with seemingly insurmountable crises: from extractive capitalism to climate change, from pandemics to violent political polarization, it is a challenging task to engage in positive constructive… Continue Reading
By Elias Passas Sara Horowitz confronts a depressing reality in America in the modern day: despite the myriad of existential threats[1] looming in the background of daily-experienced disasters,[2] “we all felt an absence where our federal and local governments should… Continue Reading
By Anna Belle Newport In Mutualism, Sara Horowitz asks us to invest in mutualism and stop relying on the “same binary solution of free markets or government interventions.”[1] After tracing a history of mutualist networks of the past, Horowitz lays… Continue Reading
By Meanna Gray This week’s readings discussing mutualism incite a perspective finally focused on the fundamental construction of a future that prioritizes solidarity, community, and a redistribution of financial resources. Sara Horowitz informs us that mutualism is the product of… Continue Reading
Primary Readings Sara Horowitz, Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground Up. New York: Penguin Random House, 2021. Kelly, Esteban, and Melissa Hoover. “Future Horizons: Visions toward Democratizing Our Economy.” Nonprofit Quarterly. July 27, 2022. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/future-horizons-visions-toward-democratizing-our-economy/. Kelly, Esteban. “Plausible, Pessimistic, Optimistic,… Continue Reading
Akuno, Kali. The Jackson-Kush Plan: The Struggle for Black Self-Determination and Economic Democracy. Undated PDF available online at https://mronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Jackson-KushPlan.pdf. Akuno, Kali, and Ajamu Nangwaya. Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi. Wakefield, QC: Daraja… Continue Reading