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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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Jean Lievens: Bank of England Governor – Capitalism Doomed Without Ethics

Bank of England governor: capitalism doomed if ethics vanish Mark Carney issues strong critique of City behaviour and warns of growing sense that basic social contract is breaking down Angela Monaghan The Guardian, Tuesday 27 May 2014 Capitalism is at risk of destroying itself unless bankers realise they have an obligation to create a fairer …

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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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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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Michel Bauwens: Towards the Democratization of the Means of Monetization – The Three Competing Value Models Present Within Cognitive Capitalism

Towards the Democratization of the Means of Monetization: The Three Competing Value Models Present Within Cognitive Capitalism The Problematic: the value crisis In the 19th century, the counter-hegemonic forces of labour focused on the democratisation of the state as well as focusing on the redistribution of the surplus value created by labour. Both tasks are …

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Jean Lievens: The Dead Are Wealthier Than the Living – Capital in the 21st Century – “The pasts tends to devour the future.”

The Dead Are Wealthier Than the Living – Capital in the 21st Century Patrimonial capitalism—and the landed or urban gentry living off of inherited wealth—was dealt a mortal blow by the Great Depression and World Wars. But it’s making a comeback, and the only way to stop it might be a worldwide tax on capital. …

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Jean Lievens: Jeremy Rifkin on Zero Marginal Cost as Anti-Capitalism

The Rise of Anti-Capitalism Jeremy Rifkin New York Times, 15 March 2014 We are beginning to witness a paradox at the heart of capitalism, one that has propelled it to greatness but is now threatening its future: The inherent dynamism of competitive markets is bringing costs so far down that many goods and services are …

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