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Commentary Albert: Albert Interviewed for The Socialist Worker

Commentary, May, 11 2003 Michael Albert
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(1) (Judy Cox:) What are your fundamental criticisms of capitalism?

Commentary Albert: Disputes about Anti-War Strategy

Commentary, September, 12 2002 Michael Albert
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(This commentary was spurred and informed by a Chomsky ZNet Forum Post on the same topic.)

Commentary Albert: What Did Bush Know, When?

Commentary, May, 24 2002 Michael Albert
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The above question screams from mainstream newspapers. It froths from liberals' lips. What troubles me more, however, is that some leftists also find it important.

Commentary Albert: Common Courage Needs Help

Commentary, May, 03 2002 Michael Albert
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Common Courage Press

Commentary Albert: Democracy Is Coming To Pacifica

Commentary, January, 13 2002 Michael Albert
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PacificaÕs struggle is in a new phase, about to take a big leap forward. Countless activists have pursued diverse strategies and have resisted recriminations and have now finally overcome reactionary obstacles. A majority progressive interim board...

Commentary Albert: WhatÕs So Complex About It?

Commentary, October, 19 2001 Michael Albert
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In the past few weeks I have minutely explored, often with Stephen Shalom, multifold concerns about September 11 and the Òwar on terrorism.Ó With him I have tried to calmly and soberly respond to all kinds of concerns people feel. I recommend doin...

Commentary Albert: What’s So Complex About It?

Commentary, October, 19 2001 Michael Albert
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In the past few weeks I have minutely explored, often with Stephen Shalom, multifold concerns about September 11 and the “war on terrorism.” With him I have tried to calmly and soberly respond to all kinds of concerns people feel. ...

Commentary Albert: Albert Interviews Chomsky

Commentary, September, 29 2001 Michael Albert
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I sent six questions to Noam Chomsky. His answers, by email, are below.

Commentary Albert: What's Going On?

Commentary, September, 28 2001 Michael Albert
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The U.S. response to September 11 seeks to benefit elites in the U.S., and, to a lesser degree, around the world. There are various goals.

Commentary Albert: Peace Movement Prospects

Commentary, September, 21 2001 Michael Albert
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September 11 went well beyond tragic. Worse is possible. Much better is also possible. And to achieve better is why activists need to not only mourn, but also to educate and organize. But many people I encounter doubt peace movement prospects. I f...

Commentary Albert: Five Reasons Not to Go to War

Commentary, September, 19 2001 Michael Albert
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In the wake of the horrific attacks of September 11, many people find their feelings of sadness and shock mixed with anger and calls for war. But war would be horribly wrong for at least five reasons.

Commentary Albert: Perceiving the Situation

Commentary, September, 18 2001 Michael Albert
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Beyond Bush and his ilk predictably trying to use calamity to propel their reactionary agendas on every front they can, from repressive legislation about eavesdropping, to military expansion, and even to tax policy -- it is certainly also true and...

Commentary Albert: Responding to the Nation

Commentary, August, 29 2001 Michael Albert
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The NationÕs (Sept 3) unsigned editorial treats PacificaÕs management as if they have ÒworthyÓ aims but indulge in a bit too much coffee each morning. Yet PacificaÕs management has routinely lied, employed pink slips as a bludgeon, hired thugs, is...

Commentary Albert: Anarchism?!

Commentary, May, 10 2001 Michael Albert
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Like most social movements anarchism is diverse. Most broadly an anarchist seeks out and identifies structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination throughout life, and tries to challenge them as conditions and the pursuit of justice permit. An...

Commentary Albert: New Targets

Commentary, May, 04 2001 Michael Albert
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We anti-globalists oppose imperial trade arrangements. We reject that the rich get richer. We repudiate that the poor get poorer. We laugh at pundits claiming that globalization positively entwines world centers via new modes of communication and ...

Commentary Albert: Not Free Speech

Commentary, March, 24 2001 Michael Albert
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Ed Herman has laid waste the pretensions of those bleating over the plight of poor abused David Horowitz that they are sincerely concerned about free speech. But there is more to the situationÉso letÕs address another aspect. Setting aside mainst...

Commentary Albert: Gloves Off

Commentary, February, 06 2001 Michael Albert
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February 2, in ÒResolving the Pacifica Crisis Revisted,Ó I argued that progressive organizations should employ participatory and self-managing rather than corporate structures. I urged that advocating self-managing structures has not only long-run...

Commentary Albert: Resolving the Pacifica Crisis Revisited

Commentary, February, 02 2001 Michael Albert
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When an institution like Pacifica devolves into dysfunctional infighting involving police interventions, lock outs, firings and protest resignations, rallies and recirminations, many possible causes invite investigation.Ê

Commentary Albert: Thinking About DU

Commentary, January, 16 2001 Michael Albert
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The past week has seen a steadily escalating rush of commentary about Depleted Uranium used in the Gulf War and the Balkans bombing. Particularly in England but in much of Europe and the U.S. as well, left journalists are condemning DUÕs use. E-ma...

Commentary Albert: Election Issues

Commentary, November, 13 2000 Michael Albert
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The election fiasco is an unexpected spur to progressive prospects. Lots of people are thinking hard about what good government is. This could yield positive political vision, not just a list of things we donÕt like.The coming assault on the Elec...

Commentary Albert: The Trajectory Of Change

Commentary, October, 01 2000 Michael Albert
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I think we have a problem. From Seattle through Prague and San Francisco, we have established an activist style needing some mid-course correction. WhatÕs the problem, you might ask? Thousands of militant, courageous people are turning out in ci...

Commentary Albert: Lesser Evil?

Commentary, August, 21 2000 Michael Albert
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The general anti-Nader argument is very simple. To vote/work for Nader means not voting/working for Gore. That's uncontestable. In states with close Gore/Bush ratings, Gore could lose enough votes to Nader for Bush to win the state, and ultimately...

Commentary Albert: Anarchism Today

Commentary, August, 07 2000 Michael Albert
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In lieu of attending the North American Anarchist Conference (NAAC), I was asked: Òwhat do you think of anarchism as an existing and potential ideology and movement?Ó Well, I think if anarchism were an ecology, it would be a tropical rain forest--...

Commentary Albert: Participatory Economic Program

Commentary, April, 16 2000 Michael Albert
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Participatory economics is a set of institutions for accomplishing production, consumption, and allocation while meeting peopleÕs needs and furthering their development; is a set of institutions designed to propel equity, solidarity, diversity, an...

Commentary Albert: Economics and the Rest Of Society

Commentary, April, 02 2000 Michael Albert
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A Participatory Economy produces, consumes, and allocates to meet peopleÕs needs and develop their capacities. It also promotes equity, solidarity, diversity, and self-management. Its central features are workersÕ and consumersÕ councils, remunera...

Commentary Albert: A Program Seeking Participatory Allocation

Commentary, March, 26 2000 Michael Albert
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Participatory planning is the allocation component of participatory economics. Producers and consumers organized in councils cooperatively negotiate labor, resource, and output allocations. The procedure organizes economic choices and simultaneous...

Commentary Albert: Vision Matters

Commentary, March, 19 2000 Michael Albert
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So far I have sent out an economic vision and strategy commentary each of the past eight Sundays. I assumed we would quickly agree that we don't have but that we do very much need a shared economic vision, and that to get one we need to collective...

Commentary Albert: Participatory Allocation

Commentary, March, 12 2000 Michael Albert
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An economy needs some procedure for coordinating different workers' activities with one another and with the desires of consumers. The procedure, called economic allocation, determines how much of each input and output is used or produced, and whe...

Commentary Albert: A Program Seeking Dignified Work

Commentary, March, 05 2000 Michael Albert
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We want to dignify work so we seek to equalize the empowerment effects of all jobs. But how?

Commentary Albert: Dignified Work

Commentary, February, 27 2000 Michael Albert
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The issue of Dignified Work has two primary components: (1) what is a just division of tasks for each person; and (2) what division of tasks do we need to adopt in order to have our work foster self-management?

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