The infrastructure of the FairCoop is now sufficiently in place for it to be useful, the next step is getting more participation from the public and creating a ‘network effect’ which will multiply its usefulness. A contribution by Guy James: “The Fairmarket is up and running in beta version at https://market.fair.coop, you can see the… Continue reading
This is one of the must-see, must-listen-to videos to watch this year! Brilliant explanation by Dmytri Kleiner on the ‘transvestment‘ approach, i.e. how to transfer value from the system of capital to the system of peer production. Kleiner explains for example why federated systems, depending on servers and investments, can’t compete with centralized technologies, because… Continue reading
“The object of P2P Theory is to investigate the specific phase transition from social forms based on the domination of the market form (aka capitalism), to social forms based on the peer to peer network form.” Different historians and anthropologists have posited the existence of dominant social forms, which evolve over time, though should not… Continue reading
You may be familiar with the role of proprietary automobile diagnostic software in enforcing a repair cartel of the Big Auto manufacturers, dealership mechanics, and auto repair chains and big garages that can afford to license the software. By using closed software that makes it impossible for an independent party to access it, or open… Continue reading
As part of STWR’s ‘global call for sharing’ campaign, we are periodically highlighting the growing public debate on the need for wealth, power and resources to be shared more equitably both within countries and internationally. This debate is becoming more prominent by the day, although it is often framed in an implicit context without directly acknowledging… Continue reading
Every so often I am invited to write a piece that in effect answers the question, “Why the commons?” I invariably find new answers to that question each time that I re-engage with it. My latest attempt is an essay, “Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm,” which I wrote for the Next System Project as… Continue reading
The blockchain will be very useful for registering large corporate capital markets and making cross-border banking transactions, but The concrete use of the blockchain to register all the movements of a market—rather than each company doing their own, independently—and having a sort of autonomous notary is a easy game for big banks and centralizers. An… Continue reading
The Renewable Energy sector is growing strongly as fossil fuel becomes less appealing in light of cost parity of renewables, limiting carbon emissions and driving evolution to sustainable societies. In Energy Efficiency, widespread ripple effects positively impact jobs creation, manufacturing and other metrics tracked by traditional GDP and integral to transition management. The following text… Continue reading
We can all feel it — the mental disease of late-stage capitalism is causing widespread depression, an epidemic of suicides, chronic feelings of guilt and shame, and a general malaise of powerlessness. The lack of economic opportunities is palpable. Major media outlets are owned and controlled by powerful financial interests. Elections in many parts of… Continue reading
Video exploring questions of what type of economy we want and need. With Dmytri Kleiner, Elena Tarifa i Herrero, Ester Vidal and Ramon Roca. Note: All Procomuns videos feature simultaneous translation, please switch from left to right channels to change languages. This plenary was filmed at PROCOMUNS, a 3 day event which was held in… Continue reading
Here in Phoenix, spring gardens continue producing fruit despite temperatures soaring into the hundreds (F). This year my wife and I celebrate a monumental achievement in our life together. We have successfully grown zucchini. For eight years, we watched beautiful yellow blossoms form, only to wither and die before any zucchini formed. After settling into our… Continue reading
Brilliant explanation of why the social insurance model of the 20th century is dying and why the basic income is the unavoidable alternative. Really worth listening to, watch the video lecture above: Technical change turns Basic Income into a necessity Future of Work – 04.05.2016, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. Keynote Yanis Varoufakis (GRE), former Greek Minister… Continue reading
New tripleC article by Evangelos Papadimitropoulos. Full title: “Socialisme ou Barbarie: From Castoriadis’ Project of Individual and Collective Autonomy to the Collaborative Commons”. Abstract “In this article, I examine the content of socialism in the work of Cornelius Castoriadis in its potential relation to the current emergence of collaborative commons. I begin by analysing Castoriadis’… Continue reading
The Alaska Permanent Fund has been an inspiration to many of us because it provides a mechanism, the “stakeholder trust,” to ensure that everyone benefits from common assets, especially natural resources such as water, minerals, forests and the atmosphere. In Alaska the Fund, operating as an independent, state-chartered trust, holds an equity stake in oil… Continue reading
The emergent properties of my system ‘Resilience’ are not covered by words like ‘donations’, so to call it ‘decentralized taxation’ is the most accurate metaphor I’ve found. The idea of ‘crypto basic income’ as part of a decentralized organization is frequently heard around the blockchain space, and that’s a hard problem. The Resilience system solves… Continue reading
The Xarxa de Ciència, Tècnica i Tecnologia (XCTIT), which means “Network of Science, Technique and Technology”, is the committee of the Catalan Integral Cooperative (CIC) that is responsible for the development of tools and machines adapted to the needs of productive projects in CIC’s cooperative network. The driving force of XCTIT is its conviction that… Continue reading