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A political system for a good society
Steve Shalom talks about the many problems with representative democracy and offers a better alternative: nested councils. A Political...
Nov 16, 20211 min read


Discussion with Michael Albert, author of No Bosses
Singer songwriter David Rovics interviews Michael Albert on his new book about Parecon, called No Bosses: A New Economy for a Better...
Nov 16, 20211 min read


Researching democratically-run economies
A presentation given by Mitchell Szczepanczyk for the Chicago Clojure Meetup on October 28, 2021, that first discusses the predominant...
Nov 16, 20211 min read


An Introduction to Parecon
A panel discussion on an Introduction to Parecon at the Global Forum on Democratising Work (October 2021), with panellists Peter Bohmer,...
Nov 16, 20211 min read


No Bosses: A New Economy for a Better World
Cooper Sperling, Alexandria Shaner and Michael Albert talk at the Global Forum on Democratising Work, September 2021, about the latest...
Nov 16, 20211 min read


Socialisms, An Intro!
This is the text of a talk delivered on October 5, 2021, at the 1st Global Forum on Democratizing Work, https://hopin.com/events/global-f...
Nov 15, 202111 min read


Slovenia Campaigning for Change
Slovenia 2021 In Slovenia, protests have been raging every week for 80 weeks demanding the abdication of the government and early...
Nov 3, 20211 min read


No Bosses: A New Economy for a Better World
By Michael Albert Life under capitalism. Rampant debilitating denial for the many next to vile enrichment of the few. Material...
Nov 1, 20211 min read


The Defense of Parecon - A Response to 6 Critiques
Originally published here This article, written by Real Utopia member, Nicolai Pulley, provides considered responses to 6 critiques of...
Oct 18, 202124 min read


Overcoming Our Suicidal Tendencies
Originally published in Collective 20. By Collective 20 [Collective 20 is a group of writers located in different places throughout the...
Oct 13, 20219 min read


The Great Debate: Parecon vs. Schweickart (2007)
A debate about the future economy of the world with speakers Mitchell Szczepanczyk and David Schweickart, held at the offices of In These...
Sep 24, 20211 min read


*A Ticket To Ride: More Locations On The Class Map*, by Michael Albert and Robin Hahnel
This is a reproduction of Albert & Hahnel's 1979 essay from the book Between Labor and Capital, a collection of essays that talks about...
Sep 24, 202157 min read


Planning a democratic economy w/ Robin Hahnel on the This is Hell! Podcast
Originally posted on Participatory Economy Interview starts at 11:10 mins Robin Hahnel speaks with Chuck Mertz on the This is Hell!...
Jul 8, 20211 min read


Democratic Economic Planning
Robin Hahnel Democratic Economic Planning presents a concrete proposal for how to organize, carry out, and integrate comprehensive annual...
Jul 8, 20211 min read


Green Economics: Confronting the Ecological Crisis
Robin Hahnel This book's pluralistic, non-dogmatic, and committed investigation of the values of ecological sustainability, economic...
Jul 8, 20211 min read


Eco-localism: A Constructive Critique
Source: https://zcomm.org/znetarticle/eco-localism-a-constructive-critique-by-robin-hahnel/ In the aftermath of the collapse of...
Jul 5, 202113 min read


The Politics of a Good Society
Source: https://zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-politics-of-a-good-society-by-stephen-shalom 1. Could you briefly outline for us what Parpolity...
Jul 2, 202111 min read


Some Reflections on Sortition
Source: https://newpol.org/issue_post/some-reflections-on-sortition/ That capitalism needs to be replaced is obvious. We need a system...
Jul 2, 202117 min read


Getting There: An interview with Michael Albert, one of the authors of "Occupy Strategy"
Source: https://newpol.org/getting-there/ Occupy Strategy is the third volume of Fanfare for the Future, a trilogy that seeks to make the...
Jul 1, 202127 min read


A Review Essay: In Search of Economic Justice
Source: https://newpol.org/review/review-essay-search-economic-justice/ Robin Hahnel has written an important book that will be of real...
Jul 1, 202154 min read


The New Class Struggle
Source: https://newpol.org/review/new-class-struggle/ REAL UTOPIA IS A WIDE-RANGING BOOK that can deliver for the open-minded reader. It...
Jul 1, 20217 min read


Of the People, By the People Interview
Source: https://newpol.org/people-people/ Robin Hahnel's Of the People, By the People: The case for a participatory economy (Soapbox...
Jul 1, 202128 min read


Anarchist Accounting | Anders Sandström | Anarchist Essays
Originally posted by Anarchism Research Group Loughborough In this essay, Anders Sandström explores the history of accounting and argues...
Jun 29, 20211 min read


Participatory Economics and the Commons
By Robin Hahnel 2015 - publsihed in Capitalism Nature Socialism Abstract: What is the commons? What should the commons include? What...
Jun 29, 20211 min read
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