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2014/06/122014/06/11

Jean Lievens: Self-Determination as Anti-Extractivism – Indigenous Resistance is Changing World Politics (and Countering Predatory Capitalism)

Self-Determination as Anti-Extractivism: How Indigenous Resistance Challenges World Politics Written by Manuela Picq Monday, 02 June 2014 19:46 Indigeneity is an unusual way to think about International Relations (IR). Most studies of world politics ignore Indigenous perspectives, which are rarely treated as relevant to thinking about the international (Shaw 2008; Beier 2009). Yet Indigenous …

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2014/06/122014/06/11

Eagle: Practical Guide to Collapse and Revolution

A Practical Utopian’s Guide to the Coming Collapse David Graeber [from The Baffler No. 22, 2013] What is a revolution? We used to think we knew. Revolutions were seizures of power by popular forces aiming to transform the very nature of the political, social, and economic system in the country in which the revolution took …

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2014/05/302014/05/30

Nafeez Ahmed: Inclusive Capitalism an Empty Public Relations Campaign?

Inclusive Capitalism Initiative is Trojan Horse to quell coming global revolt Henry Jackson Society’s pre-emptive PR offensive seeks to popularise parasitic economic growth for the few Yesterday’s Conference on Inclusive Capitalism co-hosted by the City of London Corporation and EL Rothschild investment firm, brought together the people who control a third of the world’s liquid …

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2014/05/202014/05/20

Jean Lievens: The Social Labs Revolution

The Social Labs Revolution: A New Approach to Solving our Most Complex Challenges The following is an excerpt from the introduction of the book, “What Are Social Laboratories?” Zaid Hassan Stanford Social Innovation Review, 19 May 2014 The Social Labs Revolution reports and builds on a decade of practical experiments in addressing social challenges that …

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2014/05/112014/05/12

Berto Jongman: Philosophers and Ubber-Technos Get Funding to Announce End of Humanity — And They Get It WRONG.

But What Would the End of Humanity Mean for Me? Preeminent scientists are warning about serious threats to human life in the not-distant future, including climate change and superintelligent computers. Most people don’t care. Sometimes Stephen Hawking writes an article that both mentions Johnny Depp and strongly warns that computers are an imminent threat to …

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2014/05/052014/05/05

Jean Lievens: Stacco Troncoso Shares Helene Finidori on FLOK Society and the Commons

Helene Finidori on FLOK Society and the Commons Here’s an excellent summary, written by our good friend Helene Finidori from the Commons Abundance Network, on FLOK Society’s historical significance for the Commons and P2P movements. The article was originally published in STIR magazine and Helene has kindly given us permission to republish it here. This column was …

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2014/05/052014/05/05

Gordon Cook: Policy Paper on Connectivity

Policy Paper on Connectivity 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction 3 Technical Background 3.1 Peering and Transit – How thousands of Networks become the Global Internet 4. Special Issues in Connectivity 4.1 Access for Scientists 4.2 Access for Rural Areas 4.3 Access for Citizens via a Civil Society Stakeholder Body 5.The Ecuadorian Political, Economic, and Infrastructural …

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