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Albert: Thought Dreams -- The Book...
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
Arbeiter Ring Pre4ss has just released (and I just received through the mail) Thought Dreams: Radical Theory for the Twenty First Century, a new book of mine. Thought Dreams, the book, is my best effort to take an audience, starting from scratch...
Albert: Worrying About Terror
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
I actually think there is some reason to worry that there will be a terrorist attack between now and the election. Not because the government says so, of course. They haven't got a clue. But because from the perspective of bin Laden and co., it ma...
Albert: Inquiries
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
Recently many people are asking why did the U.S. government ignore various indicators leading up to 9/11 that perhaps something horrible would happen if there weren't changes in U.S. policies. Okay…I suppose it isn't an entirely unreasonable quest...
Albert: Beyond Capitalism
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
I have been asked for a short essay for a book that will appear at the ESF, this October. I have to rush it...and here is a draft. Anyone who wants to send me any suggestions, please feel free. But the commenting system is down. Beyond Capitalis...
Albert: Soc Student…Last
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
> I can't help but wonder whether any system can survive if it is too complex for the general public to understand. Is this serous? Parecon has a few key institutions and concepts, which a junior high school student could easily understand. To ...
Albert: Soc student…Sixth
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
> In his model, Albert argues for balanced job complexes instead of a labor market. Balanced job complexes replace corporate division of labor – not labor markets. Hiring and also firing of workers is not a market exchange because the terms are ...
Albert: Soc Student…fifth
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
> 1. Ease of Communicating the Parecon Model to Others – Personally, I find that a major obstacle to many reforms is the inability to plainly summarize the proposed reform and the rationale for implementing it (i.e. as if one is organizing behind ...
Albert: Soc – Fourth Student
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
The fourth student likes the ideas that, First, “participatory consumers must weigh the benefits of consumption requests against the sacrifices required to produce them.” Second, “participatory consumers must distinguish reasonable consumption req...
Albert: Soc 292 - The Third Student
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
Hmmmmm…these student comments are a bit longer than I anticipated…also a bit less in touch with the actual characteristics of parecon…but I started so I guess I will continue, though a bit more summarily than I had hoped, given these attributes. ...
Albert: Soc 292 - The Second Student
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
The second student worries about parecon's method of allocation. > For the purposes of making decision about allocation, Albert advocates 'decentralized participatory planning' (p. 122), in which members of a parecon, in their respective capacit...
Albert: Soc 292: Parecon Comments
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
In perusing the internet I found a pdf of comments by students, I think, of a sociology course (292) that used parecon for a reading. I thought I might briefly react to its contents in a few blog posts. The first student, after indicating his bro...
Albert: The World and the US
Blog Post, July, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
Recently on a number of occasions I have told people asking about how parecon the book and of course the model was doing, that it was an odd situation In the U.S., I have replied, while there is a lot of progress being made, especially as compare...
Albert: Gloves Off
Blog Post, July, 10 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
I guess I am all out of patience and running dry on civility as well. Is it unreasonable to want to know where the left stands regarding capitalism and “other worlds”? Are various movements, institutions, media outlets, and constituencies anti-ca...
Albert: The Reagan Phenomena
Blog Post, June, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
What the hell? Reagan, one of the least popular presidents, one of the dumbest presidents, and one of the most morally vile preseidents in American history (which is saying a whole lot) is celebrated in death like no other president since Kennedy ...
Albert: Interview for Polish Outlet
Blog Post, June, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
I was recently interviewed for Polish publication about matters of media manipulation, etc. 1) Recently I've realised that very important thing in Poland is special kind of censorship. Its dangerous because most people are not aware of this. Befo...
Albert: New Organization?
Blog Post, June, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
Assuming we all fight for social change in the expectation that we will, at some point, win -- and assuming that we fight for a whole new social system, again, in the expectation that at some point we will win -- it follows that at some point ther...
Albert: Parecon and Society -- chapters
Blog Post, June, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
This is a list of possible chapters for a book on p[arecon and society. What others topics might be of interest? Supposing you could read anyone writing on any of these or other topics, whose views would you be interested in? Parecon and Polity ...
Albert: Parecon and Society: Education
Blog Post, June, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
This is a draft of a possible chapter, giving a broad idea of what they might be like...again, only a draft. Parecon and Education Part of education is intrinsic and oriented to the individual. To think about education starting with the student...
Albert: Parecon and Society: Parecon Overview
Blog Post, June, 11 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
This would be an opening chapter of this possible new book, summarizing parecon itself. Remember, these are merely drafts I am sharing in the blog...looking for some reactions. Parecon: An Overview Participatory economics, or parecon for short,...
Albert: Parecon and Society: Possible Intro
Blog Post, June, 10 2004
Michael Albert
Albert's ZSpace page
I am thinking about the possibility of a new book perhaps entitled Parecon and Society. It would be about what having a parecon would mean for the rest of society, beyond the economy. I am curious if people think such a book would be useful. I am ...
