Discussion of the benefits of workplace cooperatives. Mal Hyman taught at public schools and a medium security prison for 40 years. He is currently a professor of sociology at Coker University. Mal has been active in human rights work in eight countries and monitored two foreign elections with the United Nations. In 2016 he was a democratic candidate for U.S. Congress. He is the author of the book, "Burying the Lead: The Media and the JFK Assassination." This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx