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19 May '13

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United States The week in review: US co-operatives at the White House
It has been a big week for US co-operatives. Co-operators from across the US descended on the...
United States Co-ops unite across the US to 'Fix the Future'
Leaders of local organisations including worker co-operatives, community banks, local business...
United States The Democracy collaborative advocating for more coops to build a post-capitalist economy
A national leader in the US the field of community development, the Democracy Collaborative is...
United States NCBA calls for small business administration lending programmes for food co-ops
The National Cooperative Business Association is advocating for changes to small business...
Global NewsUN buys from Ethiopia's farmer co-operatives to feed local, starving people

Farmer co-operatives around Ethiopia are set to deliver one of the largest amounts of maize to a food development programme that will redistribute the food to ...

United StatesConsumer-run health insurers receive devastating cuts in fiscal cliff

Plans to create consumer-run health insurers in almost every state in the USA have been scrapped due to cuts of $1.4 billion in the fiscal cliff passed on 1 January.

Norma Gaeda working at the Soppexccaa Co-operative in Nicaragua.

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Global NewsFairtrade co-op links up with women farmers

An award-winning co-operative is forging closer links with women farmers as part of a new Fairtrade initiative.

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Panel from Marketing Mutuality conference at the Mutuals 2012 Forum.

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United KingdomCan mutuality be marketed?

THE marketing for mutuals “isn’t working” said Marketing Director, Karl Elliot, at the Mutuals 2012 Forum in London.

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Group Health Cooperative walked in the AIDS Walk Kitsap

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Global NewsLeading health co-op gets five star rating

One of the US’ leading non-profit health systems, Group Health Cooperative, announced on 12 October  that its Clear Care (HMO) Medicare Advantage health plan received ...

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Global NewsSocial media round-up: World Food Day celebrates co-ops

On 16 October World Food Day celebrated Agricultural Co-operatives and described them as 'the key to feeding the world'.

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United StatesNCBA calls for small business administration lending programmes for food co-ops

The National Cooperative Business Association is advocating for changes to small business administration (SBA) regulations in order to enable co-operatives to gain access to SBA ...

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Global NewsFrom Housing to Health Care, 7 Co-ops that Are Changing Our Economy

1. Green Worker Cooperative’s Co-op Academy , The Bronx, N.Y. Ideas for co-ops may flourish, but few people understand exactly how to make theirs real. The Co-op Academy ...

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Global NewsBeyond the Bottom Line Documentary: A dozen worker-owned companies that are changing the way America does business.

Beyond the Bottom Line is a 30 minute documentary from Headlamp Pictures about a little known twist on the American Dream – businesses in which workers own the stock, reap the ...

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Global NewsJob Opening: WAGES Cooperative Developer in Oakland

AttachmentSize WAGES Co-op Developer.pdf76.59 KB WAGES (Women’s Action to Gain Economic Security) incubates and supports green cooperatives. Our mission is to build ...

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