America’s debate about capitalism is becoming increasingly polarized. We’re often presented with what sounds like a binary choice: defend the system we have or reject it for something fundamentally different. I believe there is another choice—and it has been hiding in plain sight. Cooperatives and other shared ownership models preserve the power of markets, entrepreneurship […]

I recently wrote in Newsweek about a question I believe deserves much more attention: why have we come to accept consolidation as the inevitable price of competitiveness? As artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and other technologies make scale increasingly important, independent and family-owned businesses face very real pressure to get bigger—or be acquired. But I don’t believe […]

If there’s one lesson we keep learning in the cooperative movement, it’s this: when we come together, big things happen. At the global level, we’re seeing bold initiatives take shape. The development of CM50, a coalition of 50 of the world’s largest cooperatives, is a hopeful sign that we are finally starting to think bigger—acting […]

In November 2024, a bold new chapter began for the global cooperative movement. At the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Global Conference in New Delhi, India, we officially introduced The Principle 6 Cooperative—a cooperative of cooperatives, built to unite the movement, break down silos, and empower cooperatives everywhere through shared tools, intelligence, and innovation. The launch, […]