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let’s build a cooperative, step 10: begin operations

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let’s build a cooperative, step 10: begin operations

opening the door to a door factory

the wake of a ship gently rippling out into a large body of water. the water is many shades of blue with swirls of white froth filling the bottom third of the picture.

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building a movement

showing respect for the long struggle

a row of light fixtures line the edge of a concrete platform outside sevilla, españa.

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institutions won’t save us

they couldn't even save themselves

hierarchy and the tyranny of leaders

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hierarchy and the tyranny of leaders

building a system where everyone is a pharaoh

a bridge in mouton falls regional park.

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sales tax on live presentations

get in, we're making sense of tax law

a skateboard with shoes on them does a little hop off a ramp.

start the future

let's build a cooperative, step 9: convene your first board meeting

i'm really burning through my hyphen budget on this series

a flashy casino full of slot machines and other implements of jackpottery.

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heist!

we'll all make out like bandits

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a rear view of a bicycle leaning against a long and low concrete feature in a park.

just try it

i'm handing you a fork of something delicious

a sunflower in full bloom with a few pollinators flitting about.

let’s build a cooperative, step 8: convene your first cooperative owners’ meeting

"A Parley of Reviews and Approvals" is the fantasy book I wrote about this step

wires criss-cross to and from a street pole. a few treetops are visible in an unnaturally turquoise sky.

how i ask questions

interviewing with curiosity

a view of san francisco from the mini-mountain of kite hill.

dual

on becoming a member of two empires

a gentle river with a few people floating on watercraft in the distance.

Targeted Universalism in coalitions

exploring the ant-raft model

the fourth of july

the fourth of july

sufjan stevens' version is better anyway

a series of round terraces form the interior of a multi-story building.

let's build a cooperative, step 7: define roles

it takes two (or more) to t̶a̶n̶g̶o̶ start a co-op

green grass and budding daisies emerge from the ground near gravestones visible in the distance.

everyone dies but me

leaving the death cult in denial

things to read: june

things to read: june

plus a bonus link you barely have to read

a large mural along the sidewalk in east austin asks, "what do you miss about east austin?" below that someone's painted, "the brown people! mi gente"

talk less, listen more

when was the last time a panel of know-it-alls solved anything?

the nonprofit enshittification trap

the nonprofit enshittification trap

it's okay to use words the financial times used first

letting go

letting go

when we can't keep a bad idea down

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