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Commentary Spannos: Greek Uprising, Echoes of Castoriadis: 1968, Autonomy & the Self-Managed Society

Commentary, December, 31 2008 Chris Spannos
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Inspired by the recent Greek rebellion, I am reminded of the Late Greek/French theorist of Autonomy and Self-Management, Cornelius Castoriadis...

Commentary Dangl: Finding Common Ground in Crisis: Social Movements in South America and the US

Commentary, December, 20 2008 Ben Dangl
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People in the US seeking ways to confront the economic crisis could follow the lead of South American social movements. From Argentina to Venezuela, many movements have won victories against the same systems of corporate greed and political corrup...

Commentary Spannos: Capitalism's Crisis: Elites Play with Class War

Commentary, December, 14 2008 Chris Spannos
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Capitalism's current crisis is not the same as the crisis called capitalism. The former was caused by elite efforts to free themselves from constraints on profit making, which not only worsened material conditions for millions of people, but jeopa...

Znet Article Milstein: Reappropriate the Imagination!

Znet Article, December, 09 2008 Cindy Milstein
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Essay from the book Realizing the Impossible: Art against Authority.

Commentary Scipes: It's Time for a Deep Green Vision for the United States and World

Commentary, December, 07 2008 Kim Scipes
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The Green movement around the world has presented a myriad of ideas and projects, each suggesting the way forward to a Green society. However, because there is no overarching vision, we have moved in this direction and that, stumbling from one go...

Znet Article Hill: The Human Rights Problem of Articulating Collective Voice for the Most Marginalized

Znet Article, December, 06 2008 Marcus Hill
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A Case-Study of Black Panther Accomplishments in Public Health, Governmental Response, and Thoughts on a Better Structure for Pursuing Public Health-Related Human Rights Concerns.

Znet Article Majavu: Africa: Life After Colonialism

Znet Article, December, 02 2008 Mandisi Majavu
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The one issue that remains the main problem in post-colonial Africa is the failure of African revolutionary movements to articulate a truly liberatory political and economic vision.

Commentary Monbiot: Clearing Up This Mess

Commentary, November, 19 2008 George Monbiot
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John Maynard Keynes had the answer to the crisis we're now facing; but it was blocked and then forgotten.

Znet Article Albert: Venezuelan Direct Democracy: The case of the Consejos Comunales.

Znet Article, November, 18 2008 Michael Albert
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In 2004, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez created a movement named the consejos comunales (communal councils) aimed at creating more responsive local governance by handing local budgetary and legislative power to the councils. This movement was se...

Znet Article Chomsky: Notes on Anarchism

Znet Article, November, 13 2008 Noam Chomsky
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A French writer, sympathetic to anarchism, wrote in the 1890s that "anarchism has a broad back, like paper it endures anything" -- including, he noted those whose acts are such that "a mortal enemy of anarchism could not have done better."

Commentary Peters: Doubtful about Presidents; Optimistic about Us

Commentary, November, 07 2008 Cynthia Peters
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Writing for Time Magazine on November 5th, Joe Klein called Barack Obama's victory a sign that our country is a "younger, more optimistic, less cynical" place. "It is a country that retains its ability to startle the world -- and in a good way, wi...

Znet Article Albert: An Interview I Would Love To Read

Znet Article, November, 04 2008 Michael Albert
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An look into the possible future, two years from now...

Znet Article Azulay: The NewStandard: A ParEcon Workplace is Possible

Znet Article, October, 29 2008 Jessica Azulay
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A parecon workplace is possible. I have experienced one, and now I believe we can overcome capitalism.

Znet Article D'arcy: The Financial Crisis

Znet Article, October, 27 2008 Steve D'arcy
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Not everyone takes an interest in economics, obviously. Nor do they need to, in general. But anti-capitalist activists do have a special responsibility to be well-informed about what is happening in the capitalist system, especially in times of ex...

Znet Article Dominick: Strategy for a New Society

Znet Article, October, 16 2008 Brian Dominick
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I live chat on strategy for a new society with Brian Dominick...

Znet Article George: Transforming the Global Economy: Solutions for a Sustainable World

Znet Article, October, 09 2008 Susan George
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In all the countries where 90 percent of the world’s population lives, inequalities have increased especially since the 1980s. At this point in the argument, the neo-liberals usually jump in to remind us that rising tides lifting all boats.

Znet Article Podur: Canadian election taboos - and possibilities

Znet Article, October, 07 2008 Justin Podur
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The 2008 Canadian election has some of the features of the past few elections. The majority of the population faces the quandary of how to defeat a reactionary party that just might have the largest plurality of support. Will they get a majority o...

Znet Article Albert: On the death of capitalism

Znet Article, October, 04 2008 Michael Albert
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Interview with Ceasefire Magazine...

Znet Article Albert: Parecon & Movement Building

Znet Article, September, 27 2008 Michael Albert
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Wanting parecon for the economy implies a commitment to justice consistent with wanting revolutionary transformation of other spheres of life as well. To overcome cynicism, guide practice, deepen support, avoid hypocrisy, and learn as we go, we ne...

Znet Article Albert: Politics In Venezuela

Znet Article, September, 21 2008 Michael Albert
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An extensive interview about the polity in Venezuela, held with Julio Chavez, Mayor of Carora and prominent activist in all dimensions of the Bolivarian Revolution, especially concerning the Communal Councils.

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