As a credit union — and specifically, CDCU — lifer, I welcome the recent initiative of NCUA and the CDFI Fund to double the number of CDFI certified credit unions. I think it would be good for credit unions, possibly resulting in more CDFI credit unions receiving awards. But I also think it could be […]
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Commons and Cooperatives
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, […]