There have been a deluge of Gar Alperovitz articles as of late, but this one takes the cake.

Firstly, he doesn't really talk about cooperatives very much - which is a nice change as it allows him to address related issues that a lot people ARE talking about - healthcare, safety nets, energy, etc. So it feels relevant and new at the same time, something I don't see that often. He also comes out as a strong advocate of public/government sponsorship (which I guess is because the article was co-written by the director of the Democracy Collaborative, a group that relies on institutions/government for some of its programs); a "hot topic" on television these days, meaning you rarely see any well-thought out debate surrounding it but instead just hear words like "Socialist!" and "Fat Cat." I also like how he tracks the growth of banks/corporations and the decline of union membership, labor laws and public ownership. I think it's very important that cooperators know where we started - labor/unionization are heavily intertwined with the cooperative movement worldwide, though perhaps not in the same way here in the US.