Articles By David
Sweden’s Housing Co-ops Offer a Model for Moderate-Income Housing
In Sweden, almost one-quarter of all housing is in co-ops. Here are some lessons for this mixed-income housing model.
The Cost of Not Going Co-op
Buying your mobile home park could save you money: Residents fare better when they cooperatively own their parks.
The Cooperative Struggle Against Redlining
Many people are familiar with redlining, but less well known are the handful of cooperatives that sprouted up following WWII with a bold mission: providing integrated, community-owned
How Engagement and Design Won over Wary Neigbors
Despite initial opposition, a low-income housing community was built in an upscale subdivision in California.
Homeless Vets Given Keys to a new Home and Life
The Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Community in Agawam, Massachusetts, offers housing for homeless veterans, along with access to various other supportive services.
A Low-Cost Ownership Oasis in a Desert if Apartment Unaffordability
When this limited-equity cooperative in California began more than 30 years ago, it wasn’t the most affordable place to live. But now the co-op’s monthly costs are 50 percent lower than the average market rate apartment.
Articles Featuring David
Co-op housing honoured in UNESCO award for Corbusier buildings
Unesco adds 17 buildings to the list of World Heritage Sites, and David J Thompson reveals how it and the architect has influenced co-operative living in post war France.
Holiday became a history lesson on civil rights
David J Thompson shares the story of the co-op that changed the South in the US
The wartime secret of the second largest consumer co-op in the USA
David J Thompson on how a piece of co-op history sheds light on the internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII
The night the lights were lit: 180 years of UK co-operation
David J. Thompson on the birthplace of the co-op in 1844
Bayard Rusin: Co-op links to an unsung civil rights hero
David J Thompson celebrates an activist and co-op resident who is finally receiving recognition for his efforts
Book review: A Californian co-op story
David J Thompson’s book looks at the culture that gave rise to a wave of consumer co-ops
David J Thompson, President, Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation
A biography on David J Thompson and how his career has been shaped.
Mussolini could not kill the co-ops
David Thompson looks at how the co-op movement was able to survive the fascist regime in Italy
Own a piece of cooperative history from David Thompson’s collection
Cooperative historian and author is selling his extensive collection of co-op memorabilia from around the world to the next generation of co-op collectors.
Lifelong co-operator seeks home for his treasured archive
David J Thompson has dedicated his life to the movement – and has been gathering books and co-op memorabilia since the late 1970s
