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Richard Wolff: professor emeritus, author, writer, economist, host of the weekly independent show/podcast “Economic Update,” and cofounder of nonprofit Democracy at Work joins Ben Burgis to give the full story behind the Mondragon Corporation, which is a federation of worker co-ops in the Basque region of Spain that has been in operation since the mid 1950s. The New York “Times” recently published an article about the Mondragon worker cooperatives, and Professor Wolff would like to make it clear just how ridiculous their article, titled “Co-ops in Spain’s Basque Region Soften Capitalism’s Rough Edges,” is, from start to finish. Wolff tells the story of the beginnings of the co-ops in the mid 1950s as a suggestion of a Catholic priest in the region who encouraged parishioners to find their own way out of poverty rather than waiting for companies to come to the region to provide jobs. The cooperatives have diversified beyond any conceivable expectation, and are now under the umbrella of the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation. The co-ops still operate individually as worker-owned and worker-run entities. Independent creators rely on your support to create the content you want! Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis. Patrons get early access to every episode as well as a weekly bonus episode and regularly scheduled "Discord Office Hours" group voice chats. Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenBurgis Like, subscribe, and get notifications on Ben’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/BenBurgisGTAA Visit benburgis.com Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons user Heparina1985 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valley_of_Ordu%C3%B1a,_Basque_Country_(Spain).jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode Image has been cropped and color has been altered. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KrMTpSz3-U