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Monopoly was invented to teach about the dangers of hoarding wealth

Do you know about the secret history of Monopoly and it’s (real) inventor, Lizzie Magie? In the early 1900s, Lizzie Magie, who was an early feminist and established activist, invented a surprisingly popular game that she called The Landlord’s Game. The game turned into an underground sensation: anyone from college students to parents would make[…]

2022 holiday game and gift guide for activists!

Have an activist in your life? Maybe they are a lifelong organizer, or recent events have lit a new fire under them? Either way, our Holiday Gift Guide for Activists (below) can help you find something special for the people who mean the most to you: from board games to apparel and puzzles. Plus – almost everything is discounted!  Whether you’re[…]

Want to start a worker cooperative? Check out these 5 resources.

A worker-owned cooperative is both a radically unique and simultaneously plainly obvious kind of business: it is the embodiment of true democracy, taking shape in the workplace. In a worker co-op, each person who works at the company owns one equal share of the company and has one democratic voice in how it’s governed. Worker[…]