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Sep 12, 2026
Billy FlemingGUEST
How do we put some meat on the bones, uh, of this very compelling and very abstract framework? And, you know, that began initially in the center and quickly became a small project within it that, um, we eventually started calling the Climate and Community Project before it was the Climate and Community Institute.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And the work was incredibly exciting to us and attracting lots of attention, but also way too radical for the university administrators who I had to report to, um, at least a couple of whom hated that work, uh, and wanted it off campus as quickly as they could, which was actually great news for us because at the time, um, we were trying to convince Johanna Bozuwa, who, um, is your ED now, um, thankfully, but was at the Democracy Collaborative, to come over and help us build it.
Billy FlemingGUEST
Um, and as we began to spin what would become CCI out of the center, um, you know, it enabled us to hire Johanna full time, who, you know, has just transformed CCI at breakneck speed from this tiny side project, um, into, you know, I think arguably one of the core pillars of climate economic policy, um, for the left in all kinds of interesting ways.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And so, you know, and there are other-- You know, I was involved in the formation of Indivisible kind of before this, um, for a couple of years.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And the work was incredibly exciting to us and attracting lots of attention, but also way too radical for the university administrators who I had to report to, um, at least a couple of whom hated that work, uh, and wanted it off campus as quickly as they could.
Billy FlemingGUEST
Which was actually great news for us because at the time, um, we were trying to convince Johanna Bozuwa, who, um, is your ED now, um, thankfully, but was at the Democracy Collaborative, to come over and help us build it.
Billy FlemingGUEST
Um, and as we began to spin what would become CCI out of the center, um, you know, it enabled us to hire Johanna full-time, who, you know, has just transformed CCI at breakneck speed from this tiny side project, um, into, you know, I think arguably one of the core pillars of climate economic policy, um, for the left in all kinds of interesting ways.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And so, you know, and there are other...
Billy FlemingGUEST
And the work was incredibly exciting to us and attracting lots of attention.
Billy FlemingGUEST
It was also way too radical for the university administrators who I had to report to, at least a couple of whom hated that work and wanted it off campus as quickly as they could, which was actually great news for us because at the time we were trying to convince Johanna Bozawa, who is your ED now, thankfully, but it was at the Democracy Collaborative to come over and help us build it.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And as we began to spin what would become CCI out of the center, you know, to enable us to hire Johanna full time, who, you know, has just transformed CCI at right neck speed from this tiny side project into, you know, I think arguably one of the core pillars of climate economic policy for the left in all kinds of interesting ways.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And so, yeah, and there are other, you know, I was involved in the formation of Invisible kind of before this for a couple of years.
Billy FlemingGUEST
How do we put some meat on the bones, uh, of this very compelling and very abstract framework? And, you know, that began initially in the center and quickly became a small project within it that, um, we eventually started calling the Climate and Community Project before it was the Climate and Community Institute.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And the work was incredibly exciting to us and attracting lots of attention, but also way too radical for the university administrators who I had to report to, um, at least a couple of whom hated that work, uh, and wanted it off campus as quickly as they could, which was actually great news for us because at the time, um, we were trying to convince Yohana Bozowa, who, um, is your ED now, um, thankfully, but was at the Democracy Collaborative to come over and help us build it.
Billy FlemingGUEST
Um, and as we began to spin what would become CCI out of the center, um, you know, it enabled us to hire Yohana full time, who, you know, has just transformed CCI at breakneck speed from this tiny side project, um, into, you know, I think arguably one of the core pillars of climate economic policy, um, for the left in all kinds of interesting ways.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And so, you know, and there are other-- You know, I was involved in the formation of Indivisible kind of before this, um, for a couple of years.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And the work was incredibly exciting to us and attracting lots of attention.
Billy FlemingGUEST
It was also way too radical for the university administrators who I had to report to, at least a couple of whom hated that work and wanted it off campus as quickly as they could, which was actually great news for us because at the time we were trying to convince Johanna Bozawa, who is your ED now, thankfully, but it was at the Democracy Collaborative to come over and help us build it.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And as we began to spin what would become CCI out of the center, you know, to enable us to hire Johanna full time, who, you know, has just transformed CCI at right neck speed from this tiny side project into, you know, I think arguably one of the core pillars of climate economic policy for the left in all kinds of interesting ways.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And so, yeah, and there are other, you know, I was involved in the formation of Invisible kind of before this for a couple of years.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And the work was incredibly exciting to us and attracting lots of attention.
Billy FlemingGUEST
It was also way too radical for the university administrators who I had to report to, at least a couple of whom hated that work and wanted it off campus as quickly as they could, which was actually great news for us because at the time we were trying to convince Johanna Bozawa, who is your ED now, thankfully, but it was at the Democracy Collaborative to come over and help us build it.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And as we began to spin what would become CCI out of the center, you know, to enable us to hire Johanna full time, who, you know, has just transformed CCI at right neck speed from this tiny side project into, you know, I think arguably one of the core pillars of climate economic policy for the left in all kinds of interesting ways.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And so, yeah, and there are other, you know, I was involved in the formation of Invisible kind of before this for a couple of years.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And the work was incredibly exciting to us and attracting lots of attention.
Billy FlemingGUEST
It was also way too radical for the university administrators who I had to report to, at least a couple of whom hated that work and wanted it off campus as quickly as they could, which was actually great news for us because at the time we were trying to convince Johanna Bozawa, who is your ED now, thankfully, but it was at the Democracy Collaborative to come over and help us build it.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And as we began to spin what would become CCI out of the center, you know, to enable us to hire Johanna full time, who, you know, has just transformed CCI at right neck speed from this tiny side project into, you know, I think arguably one of the core pillars of climate economic policy for the left in all kinds of interesting ways.
Billy FlemingGUEST
And so, yeah, and there are other, you know, I was involved in the formation of Invisible kind of before this for a couple of years.
Eric RosenfieldHOST
Meanwhile, back in the United States, organizations like the Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy, Cooperation Jackson, Seed Commons, and the U.S. Federation of Worker Co-ops specialize in helping organize and support worker co-ops with things like funding.
Eric RosenfieldHOST
The U.S. Federation also has a media-armed Democracy at Work, run by the great Professor Richard Wolff, and there's even a think tank, the Democracy Collaborative, dedicated to furthering the goals of cooperative organizing.
Eric RosenfieldHOST
There are even some straight-up non-religious communes running as worker cooperatives, like Twin Oaks in Virginia and East Wind in Missouri, where the cooperative provides not only income, but food, housing, and community.
Eric RosenfieldHOST
It's important to understand how fundamentally the worker cooperative shifts the way business works.