Category Archives: free labour

‘Occupy’ as a business model: The emerging open-source civilisation by Michel Bauwens | Al Jazeera

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

The Occupy Wall Street movement is a model for a new economic paradigm, in which value is first created by communities. In Zuccotti Park, protesters created an ‘ethical economy’ based on the group’s shared values [GALLO/GETTY] Chiang Mai, Thailand - Last week I … Continue reading →

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[Occupy/Inidgnados] [May'12] #12M15M Newsletter – issue No 3 | via Dr. TR. Rojas

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Dear comrades, Here goes!! Already the third issue of the Newsletter dedicated to offer updates form Assemblies around the world that are preparing actions next May 2012. Please share and spread, paste it in your facebook groups, send it to … Continue reading →

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Autonomy, Labour and the Political Economy of Social Media with Dmytri Kleiner and Tiziana Terranova

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

Center for Gender Studies of the Department of Social Policy of Panteion University and the European research project MIG@NET invite you to the event titled: «Autonomy, Labour, and the Political Economy of Social Media». Presentations by: Dmytri Kleiner Tiziana Terranova_ … Continue reading →

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Weekly Marches on Wall Street Start Today! 2PM LIBERTY SQUARE

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

Posted 1 day ago on March 16, 2012, 7:12 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Start training for May Day and join the spring resistance! Weekly marches every Friday; meet at 2 PM in Liberty Square! via the NYCGA: On Friday, March 16, 2012, … Continue reading →

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The new class structure of neoliberal capitalism | Excerpted from Guy Standing‘s book on the Precariat by Michel Bauwens

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Excerpted from Guy Standing‘s book on the Precariat: The New Dangerous Class “The globalisation era generated a class fragmentation that threatens democratic governance. At the top, in terms of income, above older representatives of capital, an elite of absurdly affluent figures emerged as global … Continue reading →

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‘Occupy’ and the emerging open-source civilisation by Michel Bauwens | Al Jezeera

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

The Occupy Wall Street movement is a model for a new economic paradigm, in which value is first created by communities. In Zuccotti Park, protesters created an ‘ethical economy’ based on the group’s shared values [GALLO/GETTY] Chiang Mai, Thailand - Last week I … Continue reading →

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Cyberunions Talk Show: Episode 37 Left wing, FLOSS, Right wing, or What

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Download OGG HQ Download ogg lq Download http://cyberunions.org/wp-content/plugins/audio-player-oogiechetos/assets/player.swf?ver=2.0.4.1 0:28 Sparks are flying Walton is exhausted from playing futbol Sparks have through rank and file thoroughly won and got an unlikely supporter The Teamsters Jimmy Hoffa Jr. supported a rank and file movement, … Continue reading →

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The $100bn Facebook question: Will capitalism survive ‘value abundance’?

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Is Facebook really worth $100bn – and where is this value coming from? [GALLO/GETTY] Chiang Mai, Thailand - Does Facebook exploit its users? And where is the $100bn in the company’s estimated value coming from? This is not a new debate. … Continue reading →

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Dialogue between Bertram M. Niessen and Geert Lovink on p2p, Occupy, precarious net-workers, revolution and ‘general strike’ | net critique

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Posted: February 24, 2012 at 10:34 am BMN: There is a struggle going on between different views of the ownership of the data produced and shared throughout the Web. While companies and governments are claiming for a stronger copyright control, … Continue reading →

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