Building the Democratic Economy NOW!


Scot Nakagawa

Apr 14, 2026

Answers about why other democracies were overtaken by authoritarian white supremists before, and how we can escape that trap forever.

Quick Somebody! Start a Worker Owned Co-op!

*When we win, when the authoritarian project fails, when pro-democracy forces break through and begin consolidating democracy, what kind of economy are we consolidating into?”

Most of the time, we don’t ask the question. We’re too focused on the immediate work: the organizing, the resistance, the protection of what remains of democratic institutions. The economic question feels like it belongs to some future we haven’t earned yet.

That instinct is understandable. It is also, historically, one of the most dangerous mistakes a democracy movement can make.

Read more here! https://substack.com/home/post/p-192795848

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