Cities to Recliam Back their Democracy While the Rich Keeps Playing with Their Toys.

#FearlessCities Notes: Democracy from the Bottom Up: Municipalism and other Stories

Notes from a panel at the Fearless Cities conference, June 10th. See introduction post here.Hosted by Barcelona en Comú. Born in the heat of 15M. Our common goals are beyond ( Read more... )

Kansas Soon to Become New "Mad Max" Wasteland.

The Basic Principle of the Economy in Rojava: Involve Everyone in Production

The basic principle of the economic policies of the Assad regime in Rojava was to keep the people poor and deprived in order to maintain their dependence. The Jazira [Cizîrê‎ / Cezîre] and Kobanî [Kobanê] cantons served as ( Read more... )

Damn You Internet. Stop Changing Reality!

Corbyn-bashing 'centrist' media like the Guardian can jog right on
What we need right now is not more centrist op-eds from out-of-touch "liberal" media outlets. What we need is a shift in press so enamoured of its own interests.What failing traditional media have lost in revenue and influence, they have ( Read more... )

As Political Parties Continue to Gorge in Delicious Big Corporate Donors' Money, Local Government Looking How to Find Actual Solutions with Citizen Democracy.

A new international municipalist movement is on the rise - from small victories to global alternatives
In a world stuck between neoliberal crisis and authoritarianism, a reinvigorated ( Read more... )

Anarchists Doing Socialism Better than Bureaucrats

Anarchists Fill Services Void Left by Faltering Greek Governance

It may seem paradoxical, but Greece’s anarchists are organizing like never before ( Read more... )

If you Dont Want the Next Black Plague, Get a Job.

Global penicillin shortages are bringing back old diseases, and creating new, deadlier onesStella Ngubenkomo was 11 when she found out she suffered from rheumatic heart disease. “The doctor said I wouldn’t live long,” she says ( Read more... )

Gods of Silicon Valley too Busy Building Space Rocket to Escape This Hell Hole.

Notes From an Emergency: Tech FeudalismThe good part about naming a talk in 2017 ‘Notes from an Emergency’ is that there are so many directions to take it ( Read more... )

Meanwhile Capitalism Continues to Screw American Workers, Endanger Our Slaves Cheap Workers Grateful Refugees, And Turning Our Nation into Selfish Cretins.

Labour is right-Karl Marx has a lot to teach today’s politicians
The shadow chancellor's comment provoked scorn. Yet Marx becomes more relevant by the dayAN UNOFFICIAL rule of British elections ( Read more... )

Dont Worry, I am sure those Tax Cuts for the Rich Will Fix it All...

How Noncompete Clauses Keep Workers Locked InRestrictions once limited to executives are now spreading across the labor landscape - making it tougher for Americans to get a raise ( Read more... )

Neoliberal/Capitalism is a Hell of a Drug...

Progressive Senators Are Going Big for Employee Ownership of the Businesses They Work at
Two common-sense pieces of federal support for employee business ownership on the table.The best-kept business model secret of our age is about to get the spotlight it has long deserved. It's employee ownership-a ( Read more... )