Populus Power
What to do collectively
Author:
Guilherme Forton Viotti
Created: Jan. 27, 2026 | Edited: June 6, 2026
(under development)
- Unionize: Collective bargaining is the best way to put pressure on your immediate circle of companies.
- Cooperative Structures: Build companies as Worker Co-ops where every participant has ownership.
- Federation: Link co-ops to protect public interests, modeled after the Mondragón Corporation in Spain.
- Informed Voting: Understand your local politics and prioritize parties focused on long-term sustainability, such as Green parties.
Privacy first: you should own your data and have mechanisms to safely share parts of it.
Money is also pressure: buy locally, boycott what you don't agree with.
Build cooperatives instead of companies. The Mondragón in Spain is the biggest proof it works.
Unions are the strongest leverage you have for bargaining at work.
Demand transparency and control over the social media algorithm. Or change to platforms that respect them.
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