From September 8 through September 11, I had the privilege of participating in two successive events in Berling that explored the commons, cooperatives, and the solidarity economy. The first event, hosted by the Heinrich Boll Foundation in Berlin. “Capital for the Commons,” brought together two dozen practitioners and theorists of alternatives to the mainstream, […]
Rosenwald: Impact Investing at Scale
On the recommendation of a long-time friend, supporter, and philanthropic advisor, Anita Nager, on August 21 my wife and I went to see Rosenwald. This documentary tells the extraordinary story of Julius Rosenwald, the president of Sears Roebuck and Company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In an era when issues of inequality and […]