Monthly Archives: December 2011

Samir Amin: the era of social compromise is over | via Michel Bauwens

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

At the start of this important essay, Samir Amin writes that: “Contemporary capitalism is a capitalism of generalized monopolies. By this I mean that monopolies are now no longer islands (albeit important) in a sea of other still relatively autonomous companies, but are an … Continue reading →

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III. International Labor and Communication Conference 2012

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

III. International Labor and Communication Conference (May 7th-8th 2012, Ankara, TURKEY) As a part of The Seventh International Labor Film & Video Festival Labor communication academics and activists will come together during the III. International Labor and Communication Conference as a … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Occupy Movement by Kim Scipes | ZSpace

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

Some Reflections, Thoughts and Suggestions December 30, 2011 By Kim Scipes Kim Scipes’s ZSpace Page Over three and a half months in, and the Occupy Wall Street Movement has spread across the United States and across the world. Obviously, the best … Continue reading →

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Real Democracy and the Future of Work? by Mark Barret

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

In the spirit of a Popular Assembly, the Right to Work Campaign have kindly offered me the opportunity to blog about the Spanish Real Democracy Movement.  As part of this,  I would like to put forward a personal view on the future of work in … Continue reading →

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Dmytri Kleiner: Is capitalism compatible with free P2P Systems? | via Michel Bauwens

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Excerpted from Dmytri Kleiner’s mailing list: “In the meantime, I’d like to reflect a little on Evgeny Morozov’s keynote at #28c3 this morning. The topic was Surveillance Enabling Technologies. Long story short, Telecoms, Tech Firms, and Governments are developing and … Continue reading →

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2012 international road to dignity

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Road subject to changes. Camino sujeto a cambios.

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#15M 2012 Transition day alternatives / Alternative al 15M 2012 giorno della transizione / Alternativas para el 15M 2012 Transition day [ENG/ITA/ESP]

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

We are a group of people created starting from the 15-M movement, from many different places, which has joined initiatives in order to connect rural alternatives all over the country and this way contribute to build bridges between rural and … Continue reading →

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Global Square: “a Facebook for the 99%” | ROAR & WIRED

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

By Jerome Roos On December 28, 2011 Tech magazine Wired just covered our proposal for the Global Square, an online platform for the Occupy movement and a model for direct global democracy. Dear friends and followers, We’ve been taking a much-needed break for the past … Continue reading →

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Developing WikiStrike as a Counter Swarm-Attack Strategy for the 99% | via Global Guerrillas

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Tuesday, 18 May 2004 GLOBAL GUERRILLA SWARMING Swarming tactics have been used successfully in wars throughout history by a variety of organizations from the tribal Parthians (horse archers) to 20th century Germans (U-boats). Global guerrillas (next generation terrorists) will likely … Continue reading →

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Fab: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop–from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Neil Gershenfeld Basic Books, 6 feb. 2007 – 288 pagina’s What if you could someday put the manufacturing power of an automobile plant on your desktop? According to Neil Gershenfeld, the renowned MIT scientist and inventor, the next big thing … Continue reading →

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