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Shared ownership needs shared governance: Q&A with Trebor Scholz

We speak to the scholar-activist about governance issues surrounding platform co-ops

Help space cats fight galactic fascism in a new game from TESA Collective

The team behind the Co-opoly board game have launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new project,…

New co-op to help Canada’s indigenous fish harvesters market their catch

The co-op is being formed in Manitoba, where the government’s withdrawal from a crown corporation has…

What next for co-ops in Cuba with Miguel Díaz-Canel as president?

The new president has indicated he will continue his predecessor's reforms

World Council to offer courses via eLeadershipAcademyTM

The courses are designed for leadership development at all levels, from emerging leaders to CEOs

Partial defeat for National Credit Union Administration in US court battle

The ruling followed a lawsuit by the American Banking Association which opposed growth in credit unions’…

Berkeley Electric Cooperative rounds up bills to support local communities

The Operation Round Up fund has raised $7.6m since it was launched in 1992

Obituary: Bruce Thordarson (1948-2018), former director general of the ICA

Mr Thordarson 'will be remembered as a remarkably staunch advocate for co-operatives all around the world'

REI’s new product standards raise the sustainability bar

The standards - published in the leisure retail co-op's 80th year - 'are changing the conversation'…

Book review: A Californian co-op story

David J Thompson’s book looks at the culture that gave rise to a wave of consumer…

Credit unions and the tech revolution: Lessons from the Abcul conference

Fintech providers say their products could turn credit unions into challenger banks

The credit union that sued Donald Trump: Stories from the US grassroots

The Abcul conference heard from three credit unions about their work to promote financial inclusion –…