The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The Ten Commandments of Peer Production and Commons Economics This is an important synthesis of ten years of research at the P2P Foundation, on the emerging practices of the new productive communities and the ethical entrepreneurial coalitions that create livelihoods for shared resources. I’m working with Neal Gorenflo of Shareable on a more accessible version …
Workers are about to become much more powerful: How will capitalism adapt ? In Britain, three basic things would lay the groundwork for a more controlled shift of pricing power towards the workforce and away from employers: the right to a written contract; the obligation to publish salary bands for specific job titles in private-sector …
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Climate Change, Values Change, Social Change (1): Art and Energy In the coal energy culture – a culture of workers and production – you are your job. “I am what I make.” In an oil and gas energy culture – a culture of consumption – you are your possessions. “I am what I buy.” But …
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Our aim is to make peer production autonomous in order to stimulate social and political movements rooted in that autonomy. Michel Bauwens: Here’s What a Commons-Based Economy Looks Like 20 minute YouTube overview 4 videos with 4 minute intros on major themes
Network Society and Future Scenarios for a Collaborative Economy This entry is about “Network Society and Future Scenarios for a Collaborative Economy” co-authored by Vasilis Kostakis and Michel Bauwens.
Tip of the Hat to Jean Lievens. Michel Bauwens: The Transition Will Not Be Smooth Sailing This is an English translation of Arthur De Grave’s interview in French. Cross-posted from OuiShare. Michel Bauwens is one of the pioneers of the peer-to-peer movement. Theoretician, activist, and public speaker, he founded the P2P Foundation in 2005. His work, both …
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What We Share: A Commons- Intergroup takes off in the EU Parliament Sophie Bloemen of the Commons Network EXTRACT The intergroup can be understood as confirmation of the aspirations and discourse of the commons becoming a political force. In a way, the bottom-up movement is given a certain political legitimacy by the intergroup. . . …
