FAQ

What is The Brick House Cooperative, anyway?

  • The Brick House is a cooperative of more than 70 writers, editors and artists, originally launched in the fall of 2020.
  • There are no owners, no executives, and no investors; just cooperative members holding equal shares.
  • Members are bound to high standards of journalistic conduct regarding accuracy, credit, transparency, fairness, privacy, and ethics.
  • Our goal is to create a sustainable independent cooperative and publishing platform.

We work on a number of initiatives, including the ongoing design and development of BRIET, a library marketplace that protects digital ownership rights; participation in Interledger’s experiments in Web Monetization; and, most recently, the FLAMING HYDRA newsletter.

Who runs the Brick House?

We are a California LLC governed by a cooperative Operating Agreement. Our current Board of Directors is:

What kind of articles are published at Flaming Hydra?

We serve a global audience of intelligent readers interested in history, news, politics, art and culture.

How can I try your publication? How can I subscribe?

Visit the Flaming Hydrant to check out dozens of free, unpaywalled articles, essays and comics from our cooperative. If you like them, please subscribe! Full access is $3 a month, or $36 a year.

Thank you for even asking!! We rely on reader support to keep going.

How do I cancel my subscription or change my donation amount?

Visit Flaming Hydra and click on the pink “Account” button that hovers in top right corner of the site. Any questions, please email us. We’re happy to help.

Can I just send some money?

We would absolutely love that, thank you. You can also donate through the 501(c)3 of our partners at the nonprofit Participatory Politics Foundation (EIN 26-2296822).

General questions? Pitches? Brickbats? Kind words?
Please email hello@thebrick.house.

Thank you so much for your interest in the Brick House Cooperative, BRIET and Flaming Hydra.