There have been lots of discussions here on HN, personally I think that an employee-run company still needs leadership. And companies can be good for employees without needing to be employee-run.

See for example Valve, there's been a lot written about it, not all of it good:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/30/no-bos...

https://www.pcgamer.com/ex-valve-employee-describes-ruthless...

Politics will ALWAYS exist at a workplace.