Introducing the P Corp — A Progressive Alternative

If the Progressive project within the United States hopes to build a lasting movement that enhances access and agency for all individuals, it must develop systemic alternatives beyond the limitations of the existing regimes of thought. These visions must be bold and creative enough to inspire the imagination of real change within our collective populace while at the same time avoid being so utopic that they are dismissed as impossible.

Modern politics is a struggle between ideologies focused on the wrong question. The Right argues for more market and less state, while the Left argues for more state and less market. The Progressive project recognizes the shallowness of these two choices, instead demanding we answer the question, what kind of market? An economic system based on free labor supported by a vital suite of protections is the long-term vision for the Progressive project, but we must complete certain steps before that vision may be manifested. In this article, we will explore one such program, the Public Corporation (herein P-Corp). A new type of corporate structure designed to allow people to opt-in to a new vision of economic cooperation.

Existing corporate structures

Before diving into an alternative vision of our shared economic future, understanding of the existing legal structures offered to businesses may provide useful for comparison. If you’re already familiar with corporate structures, please feel free to skip this section, the summary…