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Participatory Society
The latest content presenting theory, vision & strategy for a Participatory Society or parsoc. Parsoc is a proposed alternative to capitalist, racist, sexist, authoritarian, classist, nationalist & ecologically destructive social organization. Participatory Society / parsoc pursues alternatives that seek to elevate and reproduce self-management, equity, solidarity, diversity, & sustainability across all spheres of life. Participatory Society / parsoc reimagines the organization of existing institutions.
Trade unions and progressive movements rightly demand better wages and working conditions for employees to improve society. But the question of what…
I wrote a recent essay on how the model of a participatory economy (MPE) can help preserve the environment. I reposted that essay…
As Elon Musk and his DOGE team set about dismantling government agencies, many Americans expected a strong response from Congressional Democrats. Instead,…
Power in human societies is often viewed as hierarchical, meaning that it’s tiered and ranked. This view doesn’t fully capture the complexity…
In the 1990s, all the talk was about the end of socialism and the unchallenged military and economic superiority of the United…
We’re all still sorting through the wreckage of the 2024 presidential election, but one thing has become impossible to deny: the Democratic…
We are living under a system that carries with it sometimes crushing forms of coercion and oppression; very painful inequalities; hosts of…
On Jan. 20, 2009, the United States of America inaugurated its first Black president, Barack Obama. In November, the U.S. may elect its…
Imagine we were to assemble in one massive stadium everyone who favors changing societies to attain political, economic, and social justice for…
Consider the potential of certain progressives winning high office in the U.S. Beyond their being much better than who they defeat, would…
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