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After running for nearly two years, the Co-op Power Hour ends this month. On this show we look back on the show, and the Colorado Co-ops Study Circle, and look toward the future of the new co-op ecosystem in Colorado. […]
What does it take for cooperatives to take hold in the economy? Principle six of the seven international cooperative principles is “cooperation among cooperatives,” but this can be easier said than done. In this show, we hear from Howard Brodsky, […]
Today’s show looks at the emerging movement as well as the history of food cooperatives. The Co-op Power Hour is a monthly production of the Colorado Co-operative Study Circle. It airs on the fourth Thursday of every month […]
Today we bring you a discussion from the Boulder Bookstore on September 12th with Nathan Schneider speaking about his new book on the co-operative movement, Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition that Is Shaping the Next Economy. The Co-op […]
For the last five years author Nathan Schneider, host of KGNU’s monthly show the Co-op Power Hour, has been examining cooperative businesses and the growth in interest in them since the 2008 financial crash. His new book Everything for Everyone: […]
When we hear the words “Main Street,” it tends to refer to a story of decline. The rise of big boxes—and now platforms like Amazon—seem to be making a world in which consolidation is the norm, and small, local, creative […]
We live in a time when housing is a defining asset. It is the main source of wealth for many people, but it was also part of the cause of the major economic crisis of our era. Especially here in […]
In this episode, we talk about agriculture and cooperatives. Agriculture, homesteading and the rural lifestyle was at one time the economic backbone of the state and is in many ways the key heritage of the state. Colorado agriculture generates more than $41B in economic activity and employs more than 173k people in the state. Production agriculture and processing account for a majority of Colorado’s agricultural activity. Colorado is a net exporter of agricultural products.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today, host Nathan Schneider finds out about worker owned co-operative businesses – where the people in charge are the people who work there. Cities like Oakland California and Madison Wisconsin and exploring ways to support worker ownership. Today’s guests are […]
Congressman Jared Polis is the guest on today’s Co-op Power Hour to talk about the trend toward employee owned businesses. Rep. Polis sponsored the Worker Ownership Readiness and Knowledge Act (WORK Act) in the House. Senator Bernie Sanders sponsored the […]
Today on the Co-op Power Hour, co-hosts Nathan Schneider and Amy Lynn Herman look at co-operative housing in Boulder. Today’s guests are Zane Selvans and Christina Gosnell with the Boulder Housing Coalition that advocates for Co-operative housing in Boulder. […]
Today on the Co-op Power Hour, co-hosts Jason Wiener and Paul Bindel look at how co-operatives are benefiting immigrant communities which are often vulnerable to exploitation in the workplace. We’ll hear about some immigrant run co operatives in the Boulder/Denver […]
Today on the Co-op Power Hour, host Nathan Schneider looks at block chain, the technology that underlies the digital currency bit coin and how this type of technology can help or perhaps thwart efforts to build a more democratic economy. […]
Today on the Co-op Power Hour, hosts Nathan Schneider and Paul Bindel look at different ways of transferring business ownership to workers. Today’s guests are Halisi Vinson, Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center, and Jason Wiener, Jason […]
The Co-op Power Hour is a new monthly segment on It’s the Economy with co-hosts Nathan Schneider and Caroline Savery. This week, Nathan takes a look at the intersection of the Black Lives Matter movement and Co-operatives. Today’s guests […]
The Co-op Power Hour is a new monthly segment on It’s the Economy with co-hosts Nathan Schneider and Caroline Savery. Since the beginning of the modern cooperative movement, mutual education has been a central organizing principle. This first installment of the […]