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the democracy collaborative building community wealth 0 skip to content who we are about us our people who funds us support what we do community wealth building the next system project index of systemic trends uk index of systemic trends tracking the crisis what we think blog publications from the archives events books media profiles open menu close menu who we are about us our people who funds us support what we do community wealth building the next system project index of systemic trends uk index of systemic trends tracking the crisis what we think blog publications from the archives events books media profiles open menu close menu folder who we are back about us our people who funds us support folder what we do back community wealth building the next system project index of systemic trends uk index of systemic trends tracking the crisis folder what we think back blog publications from the archives events books media profiles we re facing a systemic crisis climate danger inequality racial injustice collapsing faith in democracy it all adds up to a crisis of our system and systemic problems require systemic solutions the democracy collaborative is an action oriented think do tank seeking to build a democratic economy through political economic system change from the bottom up we do this both through our on the ground practice community wealth building and through interventions in the ideas system and at the level of policy and strategy organized around the larger frame of a democratic economy as our contender to become the next system of political economy we see the central task of the next decade as being the establishment of irreversible foundations in ideas and projects and viable policies such that a longer term transformation of our political economy becomes an inevitable reality flowing from shared core values and institutional design principles responding to genuine hunger for a new way forward and building on innovative thinking and practical experience with new economic institutions and approaches being developed in communities across the country and around the world we are assembling the elements of a new political economy capable of meeting the challenges of the twenty first century learn more our mission the mission of the democracy collaborative is to demonstrate in theory and in practice the principles of a democratic economy offering a vision of what that economy can be designing models that demonstrate how it operates and building in coalition with others the pathways to a new reality by making the democratic economy conceivable visible and practical we open minds ignite hope and inspire action learn more about us the uk index of systemic trends is a dashboard charting the health of britain s political economy across indicators including economic growth inequality poverty financialization life expectancy productivity environmental degradation and trust in government our indexes seek to assemble and provide the evidence in one place for a judgment as to the fundamental orientation and long term direction of travel of a nation s political economy as a whole something largely absent from most current policy discussions recent publications publications october 14 2026 twenty years of community wealth building october 14 2026 in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the coining of the term community wealth building we are proud to publish an essay collection charting the trajectory and ups and downs of the model read more october 14 2026 september 26 2026 a clean slate september 26 2026 the immediate cause of the looming world depression is clear enough renowned economist michael hudson delves into the repercussions of the oil war as he continues his series creating a new international order read more september 26 2026 august 6 2026 the imperial objectives of america s oil war august 6 2026 for the united states the oil war is not one of choice but a desperate move to maintain its world oil monopoly hoping to obtain from abroad the affluence that it no longer is producing at home michael hudson continues his series creating a new international order read more august 6 2026 june 23 2026 liberating and supercharging city power to address the polycrisis june 23 2026 the urban affairs review has published an online symposium on community wealth building here we are republishing the first of the ten essays written by nairuti shastry and neil mcinroy read more june 23 2026 october 5 2026 remembering david cobb 1962 2026 october 5 2026 tdc president joe guinan gave a tribute to david k cobb our friend collaborator and fellow who passed away on labor day at the memorial held at the arcata playhouse in humboldt county california on october 3 read more october 5 2026 october 4 2026 creating financial ecosystems for cwb october 4 2026 in boston a mom and pop shop has begun a new chapter under employee ownership showing how cwb financial ecosystems are becoming a popular wealth creation solution in communities across the u s marjorie kelly writes read more october 4 2026 june 9 2026 uk index the system is failing consistently predictably and by design june 9 2026 tdc global lead for cwb neil mcinroy was one of the speakers at the launch event for the uk index of systemic trends at northumbria university newcastle this post is an adapted version of his speech read more june 9 2026 may 29 2026 press release new index shows british economy plummeting may 29 2026 the democracy collaborative s uk version of its index of systemic trends published friday 29 may 2026 reveals how the british economy is failing on all metrics and with inadequate responses by establishment political parties read more may 29 2026 from the blog at tdc we pursue two main programs of work to advance this democratic economy community wealth building and the next system project community wealth building cwb is an economic development model that transforms local economies based on communities having direct ownership and control of their assets it challenges the failing approaches that have been widely accepted in economic development for too long and addresses wealth inequality at its core here at tdc we believe that cwb can democratize our economy from the ground up to build the equitable and sustainable political economic system we all need community wealth building learn more the next system project is our research and development laboratory for building the democratic economy people built our current system and what has been made can and must be unmade and remade the next system project is aimed at bold thinking and action to address the systemic challenges we are facing now and in coming decades deep crises of economic inequality racial injustice failing democracy and climate collapse are already upon us and systemic problems require systemic solutions the next system project learn more upcoming events public banking for public prosperity a declaration of financial independence public banking institute national conference october 21 24 friends center philadelphia pa speaker thomas hanna learn more tracking the crisis at a time of rapid fire political change it is easy to become overwhelmed by the constant barrage of news and events a deliberate strategy what steve bannon has termed the attempt to flood the zone to help manage the unending flow of information and activity we have created tracking the crisis a once per week news round up of the administrative legislative and other actions by the trump administration and the wide array of movement responses sign up here newsletter block this newsletter signup form needs a storage option edit the block and enter a storage location via the storage tab sign up to stay informed sign up with your email address to receive news and updates email address sign up thank you more who we are what we do what we think support us contact us the democracy collaborative 13800 fairhill rd suite 215 shaker hts cleveland oh 44120 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