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Capitalism is just a story, and other dangerous thoughts (PART 2)

March 20, 2015 by The Rules 5 Comments
In part two, of the article series 'Capitalism is Just a Story and other Dangerous thoughts', we explore the role of ordinary citizens like you and I, and what possibilities exist for truly emancipatory social change.
Capitalism is just a story - we live in a false economy
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Capitalism is just a story, and other dangerous thoughts (PART 1)

March 19, 2015 by The Rules 7 Comments
Our system of modern capitalism is just one story; it is not the only one there is. It’s not inherent within us. It isn’t some inevitable expression of predefined Human Nature. It was invented by human beings and so human beings can change it. But in order to get there,...
4 reasons to question poverty eradication story
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4 reasons to question the official ‘poverty eradication’ story of 2015

March 16, 2015 by Martin Kirk 2 Comments
The UN is currently coordinating a grand manoeuver of immense complexity. In order to agree to a new generation of global development outcomes called the Sustainable Development Goals. Unfortunately, even a cursory understanding of the data shows it is little more than hype, designed to rally public support behind a...
Inequality 300 richest have as much as 3 billion poorest
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3 ways humans create poverty

March 12, 2015 by The Rules 19 Comments
This is a big year for anyone interested in, or caught in the teeth of, poverty and extreme inequity. It’s the year of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be agreed by heads of state in New York in September. Right now, tens of thousands of people—from NGOs, to...
TTIP leak
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TTIP leak: What’s in this 103-page document that they don’t want us to see?

February 27, 2015 by The Rules No Comments
A 103-page document with details of the TTIP negotiation has been leaked to the BBC. According to the BBC the document includes a list of things the EU wants to exclude from the deal.
D-Pax in Nairobi
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D-Pax – Haki Yangu (My Rights)

February 25, 2015 by The Rules No Comments
The song Haki Yangu (Kiswahili- ‘my rights’) speaks of the disillusion of youth and Kenyans in general about political and economic elites that continue to enrich themselves in collaboration with imperialist forces.
Concerning violence
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Bringing Fanon’s “Concerning Violence” to film

February 18, 2015 by Alnoor No Comments
I recently watched Concerning Violence and was in awe during the entire duration of the film. What is it about these scenes from colonialism and imperialism that strike a chord at the deepest core of our humanity?
Cat and mouse
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8 Out of 10 Cats Would Prefer a More Equal World

February 17, 2015 by James 5 Comments
Just 85 cats have as many mice as the poorest 3.5 billion combined. A recent report by Oxfam says that just 85 cats have as many mice as the poorest 3.5 billion cats in the world. Catipalism clearly isn't working out for the majority of cats.
Featured, Ideas, Themes

“Dominator” vs. “partnership” cultures: A profound re-telling of human history

February 10, 2015 by Guest 4 Comments
Riane Eisler, a world-renowned Austrian-born American systems scientist, writer, and social activist, has proposed that we ought to understand human cultures and societies in terms of two fundamental categories: “dominator” and “partnership.”
Inequality 300 richest have as much as 3 billion poorest
Debunking The Gates Foundation Narrative Project, Featured, Ideas

Is the Sustainable Development Goals’ good times narrative for the best?

February 5, 2015 by Martin Kirk 2 Comments
There are, essentially, two grand narratives about these times we live in. We can think of each as a kind of foundational logic, invoked as a way to frame the vastly complex reality we see all around us, and therefore help determine how we understand and respond to it.
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