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Albert: Parecon in Turkey
Znet Article, December, 05 2004
Michael Albert
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I am here to talk about economic vision. But it is September 11th, and I just came from the United States, and if in discussion period, in questions and answers, you want to ask about the US, about the election, about US foreign policy, really abo...
Albert: Engaging the State - Today and Tomorrow
Znet Article, November, 11 2004
Michael Albert
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To engage the state one must answer two key questions. What do we want now? What do we want later? Regarding now, we want improvements in people's l...
Albert: Tomorrow Is a Long Time
Znet Article, November, 04 2004
Michael Albert
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I woke up, suffered through the news, and opened my email. This was the first message I read. "Seriously.. I don't know who answers you guy's email, but do you think the coalitions that were working to get Bush out can overcome this shit? I feel...
Albert: Life After Capitalism - And Now Too
Znet Article, October, 14 2004
Michael Albert
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[This is a talk given in Rimini Italy at the Conference of the Pio Manzu Institute...on the occasion of Albert receiving the Medal the President of the Italian Republic for work on Parecon. The Citation on the Medal was... ----- Medal of the P...
Albert: Election Hyperbole
Znet Article, July, 28 2004
Michael Albert
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I am constantly asked, nowadays, what should we do about the election? More often, I am told to work for Cobb, work for Nader, or work for Kerry. When I reply, I am often berated as an ultra left loon or a sniveling democrat, as the case may be. ...
Albert: Market Madness
Znet Article, June, 13 2004
Michael Albert
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1) In Poland a growing number of economists are in favour of free market ideology. They called themselves 'anarchists' or 'libertarian' economists. Would you call them the same? What does the term 'anarchy' in economy mean, in your opinion? Free...
Albert: Present and Future Education
Znet Article, May, 18 2004
Michael Albert
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Thinking about education involves two broad frames of reference that in turn generate two approaches of...
Albert: Tortured Minds
Znet Article, May, 17 2004
Michael Albert
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Doesn’t sufficient evidence of deceit and destruction now exist for everyone to see it? Can the average American – much less the average citizen of England given their far better media -- be unaware of the vile nature of our govern...
Albert: Q/A on Parecon
Znet Article, May, 02 2004
Michael Albert
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(1) Why have you sent messages about your...
Albert: Parecon?
Znet Article, April, 26 2004
Michael Albert
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Ehrenreich: I have heard that there's been a lot of interest around the world in your new book, Parecon: Life After Capitalism, about a new economic system to replace capitalism. Can you tell me a little about what languages it's been translated i...
Albert: Debate Conclusion
Znet Article, March, 26 2004
Michael Albert
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Debate Conclusion
Albert: Poland Watch Parecon Interview
Znet Article, March, 05 2004
Michael Albert
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> 1) Effects of this what is now called 'globalisation' but should be rather called 'investors rights agreements' are very visible in Poland. For example, a few days ago the decision was made that Hundai will build new plants in Slovakia, not i...
Albert: Mumbai, WSF, and Our Futures
Znet Article, February, 09 2004
Michael Albert
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WSF 4 in Mumbai was a quite different experience than prior Porto Alegre WSFs. In many respects it was better organized. Women were far more visible, empowered, and empowering – often providing the most important as well as the best presen...
Albert: Reply to Steps Related Comments on Infohop
Znet Article, January, 10 2004
Michael Albert
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Reply to Steps Related Comments on Infohop
Albert: Albert Rejoinder to Monbiot 2
Znet Article, December, 28 2003
Michael Albert
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George… About your first point: A parecon is workers' and consumers' councils inside a country. Having a parecon would remove class differences, make incomes equitable, eliminate economic alienation, deliver economic self-management, atte...
Albert: Albert Reply to Monbiot 2
Znet Article, December, 23 2003
Michael Albert
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George, I think we have in many respects similar international aims. Our differences have mostly to do with our methods and what other goals we seek. I think you (at least for the moment) assume that markets, private ownership, ...
Albert: Albert Refoinder 1
Znet Article, December, 20 2003
Michael Albert
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George, Your first question: "But what if [some] people affected by [its] decisions are not members of [that] community?" Suppose I am thinking about my consumption. I decide on some of this, some of that, up to my expected budget. If all my st...
Albert: Albert Reply to Monbiot - 1
Znet Article, December, 18 2003
Michael Albert
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George, I agree with you that without global democracy national democracy is hamstrung (though it is nonetheless quite different to have free elections, free speech, etc., than to have death squads and dictators). For me globalization means rewri...
Albert: Revolution Based on Reason Not Faith or Fantasy
Znet Article, December, 18 2003
Michael Albert
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Imagine a biologist announces that cancer is forever so we should stop trying to cure it. Given the imp...
Albert: Reply to Marko Re Vision...
Znet Article, December, 18 2003
Michael Albert
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Marko has two large reasons for not only disliking my advocacy of parecon and vision in general, but for thinking that such advocacy by myself and others is downright harmful. Moreover, these reasons are not unique to Marko, but prevent a great ma...
Albert: Albert Rejoinder to Callinicos, #2
Znet Article, December, 17 2003
Michael Albert
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Alex, You say your justice norm justifies what in parecon are two independent norms of remuneration, one for those who can work and one for those who can't. But suppose someone says it is fine for society to have some people earning $30,000 a yea...
Albert: Albert Reply to Callinicos #3
Znet Article, December, 17 2003
Michael Albert
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Alex, I agree that your party has differed even to the point of violent conflict with other Leninist parties. Leninism isn't one phenomenon, of course. And I agree with you that neither of us should arbitrarily stipulate what Leninism is. We shou...
Albert: Albert Reples to Callinicos 2
Znet Article, December, 11 2003
Michael Albert
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Albert Reples to Callinicos 2
Albert: First Rejoinder to Callinicos
Znet Article, December, 10 2003
Michael Albert
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We seem to agree on the desirability of solidarity, diversity, and workers and consumers influencing decisions in proportion to the extent they are affected by them. Regarding remuneration, however, you note that rewarding for effort and sacrifice...
Albert: First Rejoinder to Callinicos
Znet Article, December, 10 2003
Michael Albert
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We seem to agree on the desirability of solidarity, diversity, and workers and consumers influencing decisions in proportion to the extent they are affected by them. Regarding remuneration, however, you note that rewarding for effort and sacrifice...
Albert: Values, Visions, and Strategy
Znet Article, December, 09 2003
Michael Albert
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Alex, I like that you start with values. I think creating vision requires a small set that covers our central aspirations while being ...
Albert: Participatory Society and The Trajectory of Change
Znet Article, December, 07 2003
Michael Albert
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Assuming we agree that a society built on authoritarianism, patriarchy, racism, and capitalist exploitation is abysmal, what new social systems do we want and how do we expect to attain them? People in civilization inevitably combine efforts to a...
Albert: Participatory Society and The Trajectory of Change
Znet Article, December, 07 2003
Michael Albert
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Assuming we agree that a society built on authoritarianism, patriarchy, racism, and capitalist exploitation is abysmal, what new social systems do we want and how do we expect to attain them? People in civilization inevitably combine efforts to a...
Albert: The Joyous Potential Of Economic Vision
Znet Article, November, 10 2003
Michael Albert
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I recently had an opportunity to read an essay criticizing Participatory Economics from Odessa Steps, titled The Sad Conceit of Participatory Economics. My reactions to what appeared in it, trying to correct strange readings, mostly, lead me to wa...
