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.
Let’s be honest: CBC’s current model is a relic. Seventy percent government-funded, it’s a political football—kicked between Liberal lifelines and Conservative defunding…
Picture 1952 Toronto: An Italian baker, still called “enemy alien,” scrapes $500 and opens a shop on College Street. Milk: 24¢ a…
In an era of economic contraction—marked by rising inequality, precarious gig work, and the hollowing out of local communities—traditional media often amplifies…
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…
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