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Ex.Ploit/Em.Power

October 30, 2015 by Huzaifa Zoomkawala No Comments

Definitions: by the people, off the steeple

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4 examples that show that poverty isn’t a natural human condition

October 17, 2015 by Thomas Pichon 3 Comments

Although Gates has a noble purpose trying to help eradicate poverty, he seems to be missing the main point: he is not addressing where poverty comes from and how it’s generated. His actions aim at attacking the symptoms only, not what has caused poverty in the first place.

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The Atoms of Democracy

October 16, 2015 by Huzaifa Zoomkawala 2 Comments

In elementary school we are presented the table of elements. Once Democritus had postulated the atom, it became a logical imperative for those that followed to reduce nature to a fixed set of elements. Some went further and broke the atom down so much so that very little remained except...

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The 10 Main Factors for Dissolving Neoliberal Ideology (Part 1)

October 15, 2015 by Thorsten Wiesmann 2 Comments

We need a clearer understanding of the process and practices through which the pathological space of social destruction comes into being. Thinking in terms of potentiality is an enormously powerful process – one that usually remains untapped, unused and unrecognized. Our thinking creates the world! But instead of discovering the...

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Do not go to COP my friend

October 14, 2015 by Abhishek Thakore 2 Comments

A short poem about my experiences with UN negotiations

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5 Reasons why mr. economy needs therapy

October 7, 2015 by Francesca Escoto 1 Comment

The narrative promoted by what I call hyper-capitalism is based on the notion that "the economy" is an entity of its own, that functions and balances in an quasi-magical way, albeit in collaboration with the other entity, "the free market". So in this post, I take the liberty to go...

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The Church of Mammon

September 27, 2015 by Airis Dämon 4 Comments

This is a speech to decry the abuses our system of finance, money, and conspicuous consumption have wrought.

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J’accuse: Laying Poverty Blame Where It Belongs

September 25, 2015 by Elsie Bryant 5 Comments

A lot of people might agree that the United Nations as a concept is a good one – it’s intended to protect human rights, seemingly uphold some sense of ‘universal’ values and strive for some kind of international cohesion. But can an organisation arguably run by the old rich, (largely)...

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Don’t be fooled by climate-smart agriculture!

September 22, 2015 by François Delvaux 4 Comments

Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is like Green Growth, Inclusive Growth, Green Economy and so many other catch-all and concepts which are too vague and broad to be useful: nice labels put on ‘business as usual’ policies avoiding the radical changes that are required (...)

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What did Trade Unions ever do for us?

September 7, 2015 by James North 1 Comment

Since 1887 the US has celebrated the first Monday of September as Labor day (much of the rest of the world celebrates on International Workers Day - 1st May). For many of us Trade Unions seem like something from a bygone era that have little relevance today.

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