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Albert: Parecon and Art

Znet Article, March, 25 2008 Michael Albert
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One could easily anticipate that people who own factories and have great wealth would have a negative initial--and perhaps long term--reaction to the classlessness of participatory economics...

Majavu: The Mis-education of the Coordinator Class

Commentary, March, 14 2008 Mandisi Majavu
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Chomsky (2004) points out that Harvard trains the people that rule the world, while MIT trains those who make it work. I cannot think of a more succinct way of describing the goals of an educational process that creates and maintains the coordinat...

Burrows: "Work After Capitalism"

Znet Article, February, 25 2008 Paul Burrows
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I assume people already know the nature of the problems we face, and that something needs to be done to change society and the world, to alter the basic structures of power and inequality that have become so dominant, and so obscene. I'm not going...

Wetzel: Opening Comments for Debate with Socialist Perspective: Representing Parecon

Znet Article, February, 25 2008 Tom Wetzel
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When Marx wrote up a draft of the Principles of the International Workers Association in the 1860s, he adapted a slogan of Flora Tristan, from 1843: "The emancipation of the working class must be the work of the workers themselves."

Albert: Participatory Economics

Znet Article, February, 25 2008 Michael Albert
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First off, like all of you I despise capitalism. I don’t want an economy in which Bill Gates has as much wealth as the population of Norway. I don’t want homeless people living under bridges and CEOs having huge mansions. I don’t want people fleec...

Cronan jr: Participatory Economics As An Alternative

Znet Article, January, 29 2008 John Cronan jr
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Margaret Thatcher is credited for coining the phrase, “there is no alternative”, or TINA for short, referring to her assertion that there is no alternative to neoliberalism—meaning that economic activity is better left to the dictates of unrestric...

Spannos: Consciousness for Classlessness: A Necessity for the Class War

Commentary, January, 26 2008 Chris Spannos
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Analysts and pundits alike all have common understanding of the following words for explaining and remedying the current state of the U.S. economy: "recession," "inflation," "housing crisis," "economic stimulus package," "rate cuts," and "injectio...

Cronan jr: Building a Liberatory Labor Movement

Commentary, December, 27 2007 John Cronan jr
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In the United States, we can see the roots of an emerging militant labor movement. Though in its infancy, rank-and-file initiatives are becoming more common as traditional Labor continues to fail us. A militant labor movement will be comprised of ...

Albert: Istanbul Talk for Istanbul METU Alumni Association

Znet Article, December, 24 2007 Michael Albert
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What is the population of Turkey? 70 million? The population of US where I come from is roughly 300 million. How many people do we need on our side to create a new Turkish society? How many people do we need on our side in US to create a new US so...

Burrows: Creating Alternative Institutions

Znet Article, December, 23 2007 Paul Burrows
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A brief forum post on building parecon-inspired institutions today.

Burrows: Is there an alternative to capitalism?

Znet Article, December, 22 2007 Paul Burrows
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Panel Discussion at Winnipeg's Mondragon Bookstore & Coffee House on "Alternatives to Capitalism".

Burrows: Participatory Economics in Theory & Practice

Znet Article, December, 22 2007 Paul Burrows
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A discussion of the theory and practice of participatory economics, via personal reflections on Winnipeg's Mondragon Bookstore & Coffee House collective.

Albert: Michael Albert on Social Movements & Getting Parecon

Video, December, 20 2007 Michael Albert
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Michael Albert on building social movements and getting Parecon (participatory economics). More info at parecon.org. Video clip from www.kanalb.de in Germany.

Hahnel: Venezuela: Not What You Think

Znet Article, December, 09 2007 Robin Hahnel
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In the case of Hugo Chavez and the Venezuelan Bolivarian Revolution, the mainstream media and politicians in the United States have elevated their game of demonizing all who oppose US foreign policy and business interests to a higher level of absu...

Shalom: Parpolity Interview

Audio, November, 24 2007 Stephen1 Shalom
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The Vancouver Parecon Collective talks with Steve Shalom...

Spannos: Anarchy & Participatory Society

Commentary, November, 09 2007 Chris Spannos
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The title of this panel is "Real Utopia: Paths to a Participatory Society," and is inspired by a book I am editing for AK Press (April, 2008). However, a conference like RAT presents challenges for how to approach the topic of vision for a partici...

Albert: Z Media Institute: Economic Vision 4/4

Audio, October, 30 2007 Michael Albert
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Michael Albert develops a set of broad social values, specifically economic aims, and exacting institutional goals for a post-capitalist economy--including an assessment of existing visions. Recorded: 2001 Z Media Institute Producer: Chris Spannos

Albert: Z Media Institute: Economic Vision 3/4

Audio, October, 30 2007 Michael Albert
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Michael Albert develops a set of broad social values, specifically economic aims, and exacting institutional goals for a post-capitalist economy--including an assessment of existing visions. Recorded: 2001 Z Media Institute Producer: Chris Spannos

Albert: Z Media Institute: Economic Vision 2/4

Audio, October, 26 2007 Michael Albert
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Michael Albert develops a set of broad social values, specifically economic aims, and exacting institutional goals for a post-capitalist economy--including an assessment of existing visions. Recorded: 2001 Z Media Institute Producer: Chris S...

Albert: Z Media Institute: Economic Vision 1/4

Audio, October, 25 2007 Michael Albert
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Michael Albert develops a set of broad social values, specifically economic aims, and exacting institutional goals for a post-capitalist economy--including an assessment of existing visions. Recorded: 2001 Z Media Institute Producer: Chris Spa...

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