Capitalism/Post-Capitalism

by Platform Cooperativism on October 24, 2019 at 4:07 pm

Check out Who Owns The World?, the fifth conference on “platform cooperativism,” November 7-9, 2019 at The New School. We are convening one hundred fifty speakers from over thirty countries to meet each other, co-design, and learn about a wide range of topics:  worker power in the platform economy, antitrust, misogyny and racism in co-ops,... Continue reading → The post Who Owns The World? The 5th conference on Platform Cooperativism appeared first […]

by Antonio Blanco-Gracia on October 21, 2019 at 11:09 am

I was one of the Ouishare members that volunteered for the organization of the first regional Reshaping Work event in Barcelona. In my view, it was an outstanding event because of its excellent content selection and format design, and it certainly had a remarkable impact in the Spanish media. I would like to focus, nevertheless,... Continue reading → The post Prospective future of platform cooperatives: my takeaways from Reshaping Work Barcelona 2019 appeared first […]

by Lambert Strether on November 19, 2019 at 11:55 am

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by Yves Smith on November 19, 2019 at 9:30 am

Private equity gets some long overdue scrutiny. […]

by stutteringsteps on November 11, 2019 at 11:44 pm

On Beneficial Association and Symbiosis. There is a common, pro-capitalist distortion of what occurs in nature and society. A presumption that it is natural for elites to dominate and for the strong to rule the weak. However, not all human … Continue reading &rarr […]

by stutteringsteps on October 30, 2019 at 8:00 pm

On Alienation and Addiction. Previous beginners guides focused upon the economic structure and the ecological effects of capitalist societies. However, there are effects classed as emotional and psychological problems, which are actually bio-chemical body reactions to various stresses caused by … Continue reading &rarr […]