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Decades ago I came across a compelling definition of alienation, a concept not so easy to pin down even for those who…
Michael Albert
Michael Albert`s radicalization occurred during the 1960s. His political involvements, starting then and continuing to the present, have ranged from local, regional, and national organizing projects and campaigns to co-founding South End Press, Z Magazine, the Z Media Institute, and ZNet, and to working on all these projects, writing for various publications and publishers, giving public talks, etc. His personal interests, outside the political realm, focus on general science reading (with an emphasis on physics, math, and matters of evolution and cognitive science), computers, mystery and thriller/adventure novels, sea kayaking, and the more sedentary but no less challenging game of GO. Albert is the author of 21 books which include: No Bosses: A New Economy for a Better World; Fanfare for the Future; Remembering Tomorrow; Realizing Hope; and Parecon: Life After Capitalism. Michael is currently host of the podcast Revolution Z and is a Friend of ZNetwork.
By being exploitative we generally mean a condition in which some person or agency gets from our labors more than they ought…
In advocating participatory economics, I invariably follow a particular and for me familiar logic that moves from preferred values to desirable institutions.…
This blog is for discussing economic vision, and particularly participatory economics. In deciding to set up some blogs within the rubric of…
> 1) Effects of this what is now called ‘globalisation’ but should be rather called ‘investors rights agreements’ are very visible in…
Whenever a leftist runs for office there are various possible aims. For example: (1) To win the office and use its powers…
WSF 4 in Mumbai was a quite different experience than prior Porto Alegre WSFs. In many respects it was better organized. Women…
We all know lots of people who think “there is no alternative†(TINA) to capitalism. And we all know that on the…
I just had a look at the many comments here bearing on participatory economics. It is good to see the interest and…
George… About your first point: A parecon is workers’ and consumers’ councils inside a country. Having a parecon would remove class differences,…