The Democracy Collaborative, as part of the Missouri Research Consortium, has been awarded a grant to launch a landmark Community Wealth Building initiative in Kansas City.

Zohran Mamdani’s stunning victory in New York City’s Democratic Primary has opened up new horizons of possibility for economic transformation in America’s cities.

The Democracy Collaborative with WEPOWER are looking to hire a Fellow to work on Community Wealth Building activities within and based in St Louis. 

In this companion piece to their in-depth conversation (embedded and available on Spotify), The Democracy Collaborative’s CWB Global Lead, Neil McInroy, and President, Joe Guinan, discuss the nature of the present crisis and the need for systemic responses.

Come 2028, many might feel battle-weary and exhausted, disoriented and burnt out. In his inimitable style, Gus Speth asks some questions and offers some ideas for an America after Trump.

We have launched a new newsletter aimed at keeping our Community Wealth Building community of practice abreast of latest developments and connected through shared knowledge.

Two recent events in England offer useful perspectives on the state of play with Community Wealth Building globally, and in the contexts of the particular challenges in Britain and America.

The work of communities, community groups , and activists is all part of a wider Community Wealth Building theory of change model which seeks  deep economic system change through economic democracy. 

The rise in right-wing populism could upend the established party system and disrupt Britain’s political landscape for years to come. The answer to this reactionary movement must come through progressive economic policies like CWB.

Everywhere we look there are new tripwires being laid, actions by the Trump Administration that could easily serve as the proximate cause or trigger of a financial crisis that could cause a chain reaction ending in a great crash.

We have lived so long with the dominant model of capital ownership that it’s hard to imagine any other model actually working at scale in the world of rough-and-tumble capitalism. Can OpenAI show the way?

In a world of ever growing inequality, our Distinguished Senior Fellow, Marjorie Kelly, commends the Roosevelt Institute on the recent publication of a collection of essays on economic democracy.

We are just past Trump’s First Hundred Days, and so are in a position to draw some firm conclusions about the nature of this second Trump Administration – and the challenges and dangers we are now facing.

This year’s DNOVA Summit considered the question: “What shall we do now to create a more democratic economy in Northern Virginia in the future?" Our CEO, Stephanie McHenry, spoke at the plenary session.

Making Wales Work by Plaid Cymru contains both a deep political economy analysis of Welsh economic underperformance and a roadmap of practical policies to transform Wales – with Community Wealth Building at their heart.

The Democracy Collaborative participated in the recent online convergence towards the Next System Teach-Ins in November 2025. Our session covered Community Wealth Building as a method for delivering local economic system change.

Our CEO, Stephanie McHenry, attended the ABFE Harambee Annual Conference of Black philanthropy professionals. These are some of her thoughts.

A decade ago CWB was on the fringes of mainstream economic thought. Now, a burgeoning interest offers real hope for a different kind of economy. And trade unions have a key role to play.

Stephanie McHenry is CEO of The Democracy Collaborative. She shared who she is, her leadership role, and her vision — which includes figuring out how to make systemic change happen right now.

A Community Wealth Building Bill has been published by the Scottish government, making it the first piece of national CWB legislation anywhere in the world.