Reference code: C25-02 Commons Capitalism reframes how businesses capture and distribute economic surplus. It’s neither a return to laissez-faire shareholder capitalism nor a revival of worker cooperatives; instead, it proposes a third institutional form designed to anchor corporate surplus within a...

Reference code: C25-01 Economist Richard Wolff has proposed replacing traditional corporations with workers’ cooperatives (“coops” for short). More specifically, he advocates for Workers’ Self-Directed Enterprises (WSDEs). These organizations aim to distribute wealth, particularly net profits...