Eleanor Finley at the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation

Political theorist Camila Vergara and social ecologist Eleanor Finley dig into what real democracy looks like when it's practiced — not just voted on. From the feminist communes of Rojava to cooperative energy grids in Germany to Cooperation Jackson in Mississippi, this conversation maps out what's already working and what we can build right here.

They cover the roots of social ecology, the link between ecological destruction and social hierarchy, how cooperatives create a different logic of production and distribution, and why assembly-based democracy is the oldest — and most radical — political form we have. Listen and watch the event here!