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To begin anew. A fundamental transformation that clears the old and creates space for the new. In democratic socialism: resetting economic relations from hierarchical exploitation to collective empowerment.
七転び八起き
nanakorobi yaoki
"Fall seven times, rise eight."
The spirit of persistence in struggle—the essence of building worker power.
A cerebral exploration of democratic socialism, worker cooperatives, and collective ownership. Where philosophy meets praxis at the intersection of theory and practice.
The 99% vs The 1%
A democratic socialist movement reclaiming power for the working class.
- •Workers who create all value
- •Exploited by wage labor
- •Organizing for collective power
- •Building democratic alternatives
- •Extract surplus value from workers
- •Control means of production
- •Hoard wealth and power
- •Maintain economic inequality
Our mission: Transfer wealth and power from the 1% to the 99% through democratic socialist organizing—unions, co-ops, credit unions, and community land trusts. Not through revolution, but through building collective power that starves the capitalist class of their stolen profits.
The Four Pillars of The Reset
Practical tools for transferring economic power from the 1% to the 99%. Build the democratic socialist future, one institution at a time.
Unions
Organize your workplace. Collective bargaining gives workers power to demand fair wages, better conditions, and democratic control. Every unionized worker is one less exploitation point for the 1%.
Start Organizing →Worker Co-ops
Own your workplace democratically. Worker cooperatives eliminate the boss, distribute profits equitably, and prove that capitalism isn't the only way to run a business.
Form a Co-op →Credit Unions
Starve predatory banks. Credit unions are member-owned financial cooperatives that return profits to members, not shareholders. Move your money, defund Wall Street.
Switch Banks →Community Land Trusts
Remove land from the speculative market. CLTs provide permanently affordable housing through collective ownership, ending landlord extraction and ensuring housing as a right.
Learn About CLTs →These aren't reforms. They're weapons. Every dollar moved to a credit union, every worker joining a union, every co-op formed, every CLT established—this is how we dismantle capitalism and build democratic socialism from the ground up.
Theory and Praxis
Democratic socialism bridges philosophical rigor with practical implementation, uniting abstract theory with concrete action.
Theoretical Foundations
- •Dialectical materialism
- •Labour theory of value
- •Historical analysis of capitalism
- •Democratic political philosophy
Practical Implementation
- •Worker cooperatives and unions
- •Community land trusts
- •Democratic workplace governance
- •Collective ownership structures
Democratic Socialist Movement Principles
Transferring power from the 1% to the 99% through collective action, democratic ownership, and worker solidarity.
Worker Power
Workers create all value. Through unions and co-ops, we take back control from bosses and shareholders. Solidarity is our weapon. Democracy is our method.
Start OrganizingCollective Ownership
Remove wealth from capitalist extraction. Credit unions, CLTs, and co-ops prove that democratic ownership works. Every institution we build weakens the 1%.
Take ActionClass Solidarity
The 99% must unite across race, gender, and nation. Our enemy is the capitalist class. Together, we build the democratic socialist alternative.
Read The PlanCollective Power
"三人寄れば文殊の知恵" · sannin yoreba monju no chie
When three gather, they possess the wisdom of Manjushri—collective intelligence surpasses individual capacity.
When workers organize collectively, they build power that transforms individual vulnerability into shared strength. This is the foundation of democratic socialism—solidarity forged through action.
Organize
Build unions and cooperatives
Mobilize
Transform consciousness into action
Transform
Reshape economic relations democratically
Take Action. Reset The System.
Practical guides to building democratic socialist alternatives in your community.
Banking Reset
Defund Wall Street. Switch to credit unions and starve predatory banks of capital. Member-owned financial democracy in action.
Housing Reset
End landlord parasitism. Community Land Trusts provide permanent affordable housing through collective ownership. Housing is a right, not a commodity.
Workplace Reset
Organize your workplace. Union power forces bosses to share wealth and control. From basic demands to worker control—solidarity builds power.
Wealth Reset
Seize the means. Worker cooperatives eliminate exploitation by giving workers democratic control and equitable profit sharing. Proof capitalism isn't inevitable.
Essential Concepts
Fundamental ideas that shape democratic socialist thought and practice.
The 1%
The capitalist class that extracts surplus value from workers. They hoard wealth through ownership, not labor.
Read More →The 99%
The working class. We create all value but are denied control. Our collective power can reshape society.
Organize →Democratic Socialism
Economic democracy through worker control, co-ops, unions, and collective ownership. Not reform. Transformation.
Learn More →Dual Power
Build alternative institutions now. CLTs, credit unions, co-ops—create the socialist future within capitalism's shell.
Take Action →Class Awakening
目覚める (mezameru) — to wake up, to become aware. The moment of recognizing one's position within the class structure.
The moment workers recognize their shared interests marks the beginning of transformative power. Class consciousness is not bestowed—it emerges through struggle, education, and collective action.
Recognize
Understanding systemic exploitation and shared class interests
Organize
Building collective power through solidarity
Educate
Spreading consciousness through theory and practice
Transform
Reshaping economic relations democratically
Historical Examples
Democratic socialist principles demonstrated through history and contemporary practice.
Paris Commune
1871
First attempt at worker self-government. Direct democracy, worker control of factories, radical egalitarianism.
Mondragon Corporation
1956-Present
80,000 worker-owners; $12B revenue. Demonstrates viability of large-scale cooperative enterprise.
Nordic Social Democracy
1930s-Present
Strong unions, universal services, high taxes. Highest quality of life indices globally.
Allende's Chile
1970-1973
Democratic path to socialism. Nationalized copper, land reform, worker participation in management.
UK Labour Movement
1900-1979
NHS creation, nationalization of industries, welfare state establishment through democratic means.
Emilia-Romagna Co-ops
1960s-Present
Italian region where co-ops produce 30% of GDP. High wages, low unemployment, strong economy.
Not a Revolution
An Evolution
革命ではなく、改革 (kakumei dewanaku, kaikaku) — Not revolution, but reform. Gradual transformation through democratic participation.
Democratic socialism transforms society through democratic means— ballot boxes, not barricades; organization, not insurrection.
We reject both violent revolution and passive reformism. Instead, we build dual power: creating democratic institutions within capitalism that prefigure the socialist future while using electoral politics to expand worker power.
Contemporary Relevance
Why democratic socialism offers solutions to modern crises.
Climate Crisis
Capitalism's endless growth imperative is incompatible with ecological sustainability. Democratic planning can prioritize environmental stewardship over profit.
Rising Inequality
Wealth concentration reaches historical extremes. Worker ownership and democratic control offer structural solutions to economic injustice.
Automation & AI
Technology threatens mass unemployment under capitalism. Collective ownership ensures technological progress benefits all, not just capital owners.
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world. The point is to change it." — Karl Marx
Explore TheoryFurther Reading
Essential texts for understanding democratic socialist theory and practice. From foundational philosophy to contemporary analysis.
Begin Your Journey
千里の道も一歩から
senri no michi mo ippo kara
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Understanding democratic socialism is an ongoing process of study, reflection, and engagement with history, theory, and contemporary practice.
"Theory without practice is sterile, practice without theory is blind."
Explore both to develop a comprehensive understanding of how democratic socialism can address the contradictions of capitalism.