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How we’re profit sharing on Metalabel
A financial analysis of our first cooperative media project + where we could go from here.
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Elle Griffin
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You can collect CITY STATE now
The digital and print editions are now available.
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Elle Griffin
2
“I sold my company to my employees”
An interview with Tim Rettig, founder of Intrust IT, on how he sold his company to employees and became an employee ownership advocate.
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Elle Griffin
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Tim Rettig
1:07:35
How we achieve the borderless future of Terra Ignota
On Ada Palmer’s utopian sci-fi series and an exploration of how we might bring it to life.
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Elle Griffin
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Digital nomads could create network states
Here's how.
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Olivier Roland
24
Yes, it can be profitable to sell print magazines and books
Collectable print projects don't have to be an expensive vanity project.
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Elle Griffin
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Anja Charbonneau
1
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What if your side hustle is being in Congress?
The future of democracy is direct, online, and doesn't require politicians.
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J.K. Lund
20
An American case for building new cities
We need to remember how to build things.
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Jeff Fong
19
Join us for a discussion about CITY STATE
A literary salon discussion about autonomous governance.
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Elle Griffin
2
Grassroots movements are building garden cities
We're changing the aesthetic from the bottom up.
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Stephen Mackintosh
17
Maybe villages are our future—not just cities
Italy's Matera as a case study for revitalizing small governments and creating a future of interconnected villages.
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Elle Griffin
24
What comes after the sovereign individual?
A discussion with Lauren Razavi about sovereign collectives.
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Elle Griffin
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Lauren Razavi
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