STIR is a quarterly magazine that promotes new economic alternatives, exploring where the social economy, the commons and civic society come together. We feature original illustrations, long-form interviews, and in-depth articles that move beyond traditional political commentary to explore the inspiring and viable alternatives that present a serious challenge to the current political crisis.

Latest Issue

The Slow Demise of Loconomics – Danny Spitzberg

The Hidden History of Co-operative Law – Tara Mulqueen

Kindling a Food Revolution – Lizzy Haughton

VME: A Co-op Conversion Story – Aaron Stewart

Freedom is a Collective Project – Jo Taylor

An A-road to Co-operation in Birmingham – Tom Wragg

An introduction to Mutual Home Ownership Societies – Wessex Community Assets

Review of Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future – Jo Lindsay Walton

Secret Community Leader

UnFound Q&A – Kevon Paynter of Bloc by Block News

An Interview with Peter Hallward – The Will of the People

Food Provision & Mass Dissent – Amardeep Dhillon

Trade Unions: Who Can Afford to Degrow? – Jana Flemming & Norbert Reuter