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Episode 151: Cooperation Now More Than Ever: Grocery Co-ops in the Age of Crisis - Part 1
Aug 22, 2023
The podcast explores the significance of cooperatives in America, the challenges faced by workers in the grocery sector during COVID-19, the consequences of climate change post-COVID-19, consolidation and market dominance in the grocery industry, wealth concentration and the need for systemic changes, and the progressive consumer habits of Gen Zers and the significance of ESG claims in corporate America.
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- Cooperative economies can promote prosperity and provide alternatives to the failures of the current system.
- The overreliance on just-in-time inventory systems led to supply chain issues and inflation, impacting the affordability of groceries for consumers.
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Cooperative economy as an alternative to failures of the current system
The podcast episode explores the rationale for a cooperative economy as an alternative to the failures of the current system. It discusses the importance of cooperation in human societies, as highlighted by Dr. David Sloan Wilson, an evolutionary biologist. The episode emphasizes the role of cooperation in promoting prosperity and contrasts it with the prevalence of selfishness on an individual level. Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nemhardt's work is cited to highlight the historical significance of cooperative economies, especially for marginalized communities like Black Americans.
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