Clearing the FOG on the History of Cooperatives and Social Transformation with John Curl

18/06/2013 53 min
Clearing the FOG on the History of Cooperatives and Social Transformation with John Curl

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Episode Synopsis

We interview John Curl, author of "For All the People: Uncovering the Hidden History of Cooperation, Cooperative Movements and Communalism in America." John discusses the efforts to create real democracy in the US pre-dating the Revolution and obstacles to their success as well as the way these efforts have paralleled social transformation. His book results from a lifetime of research and experience in cooperatives. See our follow-up article: Cooperatives and Community Work are Part of American DNA.

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