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Albert: Why Parecon?
Blog Post, September, 14 2006
Michael Albert
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Fifteen years ago, Robin Hahnel and I published a book titled Looking Forward. It was the first in-depth presentation of the economic vision called participatory economics, or parecon for short. Of course Robin and I worked hard on parecon and rel...
Albert: Responding to Blogger...
Blog Post, September, 13 2006
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
Apologies that I haven't had time to relate much to the blog system. Sorry. I'd like to, but...time forbids. I did, however, take a look around just a few minutes ago and found the most recent comment on one of my entries - quite crit...
Spannos: Vancouver Parecon Collective Interviews The International Noise Conspiracy
Blog Post, May, 30 2006
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
On May 20th major label recording artists and radical Leftists The International Noise Conspiracy began their very first headlining tour across Canada. The band is from Sweden and their first Canadian stop was in Vancouver at the Plaza Club. They ...
Spannos: Correspondence on World Without War
Blog Post, May, 13 2006
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
Below is some recent correspondence I had in responce to my essay "World Without War", which I wrote for the up coming Z Sessions on Vision & Strategy. In the essay I propose that war waged between nations and states using military c...
Spannos: V for Vendetta Film Review
Blog Post, May, 05 2006
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
Here's a recent radio review of the film "V for Vendetta" that I did for Redeye, a collectively produced radio program heard on Vancouver Coop Radio, CFRO. The Warchowski brothers, famed for their “Matrix” film series, adopted their scre...
Spannos: Redeye: Radical On-Line Radio & Podcasting
Blog Post, April, 18 2006
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
In addition to volunteering for ZNet, I also produce radio with Redeye, a weekly radical current affairs program heard on Vancouver Cooperative Radio, CFRO. Redeye is a collectively produced show which covers politics, arts, culture and ideas. The...
Spannos: Redeye: Radical On-Line Radio & Podcasting
Blog Post, April, 18 2006
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
In addition to volunteering for ZNet, I also produce radio with Redeye, a weekly radical current affairs program heard on ,Vancouver Cooperative Radio. Redeye is a collectively produced show which covers politics, arts, culture and ideas. The show...
Spannos: Parecon Organizing in Vancouver
Blog Post, March, 25 2006
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
Seeing as how I'm a member of the Vancouver based grass roots group the Van Parecon Collective, I thought I'd post our latest update and announcement to give folks a sense of what kind of Parecon organizing we're up to in Vancouver. The obvious mo...
Albert: Parecon Confusions/Debate
Blog Post, February, 13 2006
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
There was a review of Parecon: Life After Capitalism in the Socialist Standard recently. It was short. Here it is. === Post-capitalist capitalism Michael Albert: Parecon: Life After Capitalism. Verso, £9. Partici...
Spannos: The Architecture of Israel's Brutal Occupation & its "Matrix of Control"
Blog Post, February, 13 2006
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
There’s been some recent press highlighting Israel’s built environment and the apartheid system it imposes upon Palestinians. Jeff Halper, co-founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolition (ICAHD), and author of “The M...
Albert: Realizing Hope
Blog Post, February, 04 2006
Michael Albert
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I have a new book, Realizing Hope: Life Beyond Capitalism, coming out in about a week from Zed Press. I just completed the ZNet book author interview, and I thought I would post it here, as a draft for reaction, and also to use the new facility. S...
Spannos: More Rabbinical Hatred of Palestinians
Blog Post, February, 02 2006
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
Sticking closely to the theme of my last entry "An Experiment in Anti-Semitism vs. Anti-Arab Racism", here is yet another incidence of a leading Israeli rabbi inciting ethnic hatred against Arabs. In this case it was the head rabbi in the city of ...
Spannos: An Experiment in Anti-Semitism vs. Anti-Arab Racism
Blog Post, January, 24 2006
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
Imagine if an Arab spiritual leader referred to Jews as "foul", a "disease" or as a "devil". What if he called them "asses" and asked "why did God not create them walking on their fours?" In reply to his own rhetorical question, the imaginary Arab...
Spannos: Correspondence on Anti-Capitalist Liberation Pt. 2
Blog Post, December, 21 2005
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
By now I've received a lot of feed back on my Nov. 11 ZNet article "Paths Toward an Anti-Capitalist Liberation". And, although I have hoped to post much of my correspondence in this blog, many of the letters have been hard to respond to. Most simp...
Spannos: Correspondence on Anti-Capitalist Liberation
Blog Post, November, 20 2005
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
Below is the first part of some correspondence I've been having regarding my recent essay "Paths Toward an Anti-Capitalist Liberation" (Nov. 11, ZNet). Thought I'd share it as I find these kind of exchanges always make me try to sharpen and clarif...
Spannos: The Music of David Rovics
Blog Post, November, 16 2005
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
Whether organizing, taking a break or enduring the little miseries of every day life, good music helps renew our energy, inspires us and provides new insights – all to keep us movin forward, and eventually, to win social change. I have to say that...
Spannos: Draft Pt. 2: An Institutional Analysis
Blog Post, September, 04 2005
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
Below are parts two, three and four of my draft essay "Paths Toward an Anti-Capitalist Liberation". I posted part one here last week. An Institutional Analysis Regarding Alternatives to capitalism, I'm not an economist, nor an expert. I'm an act...
Spannos: Draft Pt. 3: The Classical Model of Central Planning
Blog Post, September, 04 2005
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
Part three of "Paths Toward an Anti-Capitalist Liberation", begining my attempt at comparative anti-capitalist analysis The Classical Model of Central Planning The first system is “Central Planning”. When we think of central planning, the mode...
Spannos: Draft Pt. 4: Variations of Market Socialism
Blog Post, September, 04 2005
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
Here is part 4 of a draft essay I'm working on "Paths Toward an Anti-Capitalist Liberation": Variations of Market Socialism The next variation of socialism is called “Market Socialism”. There are basically three kinds of market socialism. There ...
Spannos: Draft Pt. 1: Paths Toward an Anti-Capitalist Liberation
Blog Post, August, 28 2005
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
Here is the first part of an essay I am working on: Numerous routs have been taken in the course of seeking the good society. Ideals have been fought for, some have won and most have failed. Some have declared an end to history, the imperial or...
