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Framing "political action" as primarily state action, rather than a component of the new counter-institutions the kind of false dichotomy we need to avoid. 
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So, how to be an anti-capitalist in the 21st century? You should give up the fantasy of smashing capitalism to start constructing an emancipatory future.
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An excerpt from "The Transformative Effects of Crisis: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the New Economic Cultures in Spain and Greece" by Janosch Sbeih
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* M.A. Thesis: The Transformative Effects of Crisis: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the New Economic Cultures in Spain and Greece. Janosch Sbeih.
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When I think about the politics of powerlessness, it feels clear as day to me that the source of all of it is fear. Fear of leaders, of the enemy, of the possibility of having to govern, of the stakes of winning and losing, of each other, of ourselves. Excerpted from Yotam Marom: (we will …
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There is an urgent need for citizens to demand the pressing structural reforms needed to address interconnected social, political and environmental crises.
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Can Podemos be the expression of a society that is changing and breaking down institutional barriers to social justice and democratic praxis?
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Excerpted from LISA DEPIANO: “I came to permaculture via community organizing in the global justice movement and drew many connections between what I had learned about being a good organizer and the permaculture principles. The following is a list of 10 permaculture principles with an example of social permaculture in action. This was developed in …
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Join our friends from the Chicago Chamber of the Commons to discuss our Commons Transition plans
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2015 research brief from the Scholars Strategy Network that looks at online political activism and whether the internet encourages certain groups of people to become more engaged in political activities.
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The #JezWeCan social media campaign has been, by a long stretch, the biggest single campaign for an individual politician this country has ever seen. … It’s about the democratic possibilities which are opened up by this new medium and this extensive reach. It gives us leverage where previously there was very little – and it …
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Few commentators have mentioned that the Volkswagen scandal would not have happened if the software for the pollution-control equipment had been open source
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The Independent Practititioners Network is an example of commoning as a form of neoliberal heresy
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Michel Bauwens (Madison, Wisconsin), June 12, 2016: Part One – Analyzing the global situation One of the best books I have read in the last ten years is undoubtedly, The Structure of World History, by Kojin Karatini.
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As his candidancy falters, where can that rapturous energy be channelled? Into building an economy that serves ordinary people, and excludes the 1%
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Crises offer the opportunity to implement policies that lead to profound political and economic changes on the fast track as societies are in turmoil.
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“When I think about the politics of powerlessness, it feels clear as day to me that the source of all of it is fear. Fear of leaders, of the enemy, of the possibility of having to govern, of the stakes of winning and losing, of each other, of ourselves.” Excerpted from Yotam Marom: (this is …
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Pia Mancini on the motivation for her work on the DemocracyOS and other projects, and where they need to go. She strongly calls for ‘shared protocols’. Interview from the OuishareFest 2015:
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"The commons works best by consensus and, unlike capitalism, does not depend on constant growth." Derek Wall on economics after capitalism.
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Carlos Delclós "Hope is a Promise" is an excellent and succinct overview of the rise of Podemos and its complex relationship to the 15-M movement.
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Rise of the Commons: Fundamentals of P2P Economies: a summary of Michel Bauwens' recent New Zealand workshop.
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Hard hitting commentary from Chris Hedges on the futility of appealing to corporate-bought regulatory agencies and bodies.
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Recommended 4 minute explanation on the relation between individual engagement and choices and systemic change: “Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK, discusses her personal journey in systemic thought; how corporate and militarist forces converge to keep the U.S. in a state of perpetual war; and how social movements build deeper interconnectivity to develop a genuine alternative.” …
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is it possible that Klein’s analysis is right on the politics and the solutions, but incomplete in terms of an overarching strategy for how to get there?
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Common wealth trusts address the two greatest flaws in contemporary capitalism—its relentless destruction of nature and widening of inequality.
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