STEVE THOMPSON commends the grassroots movements seeking alternatives to economic growth
The current edition of New Internationalist (NI434. July/August 2010) tackles what I consider  to be one of the most crucial problems we face today, perhaps the most crucial. Headlined ‘Life beyond growth’, it deals with the conundrum that economic growth is not environmentally sustainable and [...]

Steve Thompson traces the history of the co-operative movement and argues that this is a decisive moment in its renaissance.
There is an alternative to capitalism, it’s called the co-operative commonwealth. It’s a way of living and trading with business which is run democratically for the benefit of the members and communities who use the services. [...]

David Byrne examines the recommodification of the welfare state, and says mutuals must decide which side they are for – corporate capital or socialism.
“He who sups with the devil had best use a long spoon.” (Traditional)
We are at a crisis point in the trajectory of welfare capitalism. It is worth dwelling for a moment [...]