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Thomas Swann on Anarchist Cybernetics

Thomas Swann brings together the rich tradition of anarchist self-organization with Stafford Beers Viable System Model. Future Histories International Find all English

Nick Dyer-Witheford on Biocommunism

Nick Dyer-Witheford on biocommunism, "a communism emerging from the catastrophes capital now inflicts throughout the bios, the realm of life itself".   Future Histories

Robin Hahnel on Parecon (Part 2)

Participatory Economics (Parecon) – developed by Michael Albert and Robin Hahnel – is one of the most comprehensive models for democratic economic planning. English-epis

Robin Hahnel on Parecon (Part1)

Participatory Economics (Parecon) – developed by Michael Albert and Robin Hahnel – is one of the most popular models for democratic economic planning.English-only Future

Trebor Scholz on Platform Cooperativism

Over the last decade platform-cooperativism has grown from an idea into a movement. How far can it take us?  Collaborative Podcast Transcription If you would like to su

David Laibman on Multilevel Democratic Iterative Coordination

What could a democratic planned economy actually look like? David Laibman has been on the forefront of thinking about this issue for more than 30 years. Collaborative Po

Drew Pendergrass and Troy Vettese on Half Earth Socialism

With "Half Earth Socialism" Drew Pendergrass and Troy Vettese want to provide a plan to save the earth and bring the good life to all. Collaborative Podcast Transcriptio

Lea Ypi on Freedom

Lea Ypi reflects on her childhood and youth in socialist Albania and the country's subsequent transition to liberal democracy and a free market economy. What's clear: Non

James Muldoon on Platform Socialism

Platforms are ubiquitous. However, they arguably can only realise their full potential when they are no longer subjected to the imperatives of the profit motive. For this

Aaron Benanav on Associational Socialism and Democratic Planning

A world without scarcity is possible for everybody! Aaron Benanav shares his idea of how we could achieve this associational utopia, today. Collaborative Podcast Transcr

Jasper Bernes on Planning and Anarchy

Jasper Bernes presents a sharp critique of centralized planning and proposes what he calls: Planarchy. Shownotes Jasper Bernes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outsidad

Benjamin Bratton on Synthetic Catallaxies, Platforms of Platforms & Red Futurism (part 2/2)

Part two of the episode with Benjamin Bratton one of the most interesting contemporary thinkers. In his work he bridges the gap between political theory and the techno-so

Benjamin Bratton on Synthetic Catallaxies, Platforms of Platforms & Red Futurism (part 1/2)

Benjamin Bratton is one of the most interesting thinkers of our time. In his work he bridges the gap between political theory and the techno-social realities and possibil

Moira Weigel on Palantir, Tech-Nationalism & Aggression in the Life-World

In her work Moira Weigel takes a close look at the liaison between technology and nationalism. For this the dissertation of Palantir’s CEO, Alex C. Karp, is a surprisingl

Jeffrey Sachs on Economics Beyond GDP

It's high time for economics to overcome its obsession with GDP and move towards better indicators in the pursuit of a general wellbeing, says Jeffrey Sachs, well known e

Daniel E. Saros on Digital Socialism and the Abolition of Capital (Part 2)

Part 2 of the in depth interview with Daniel E Saros. While many are unsatisfied with capitalism and critique it in highly sophisticated ways, there are few concrete prop

Daniel E. Saros on Digital Socialism and the Abolition of Capital (Part 1)

Part 1 of the in depth interview with Daniel E Saros.   While many are unsatisfied with capitalism and critique it in highly sophisticated ways, there are few concrete

Dime & Punishment Panel

This is a the recording of a panel I organized and moderated in Febuary 2020 as part of my research fellowship at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society. The

Richard Barbrook on Imaginary Futures

What could desirable imaginary futures look like? Richard Barbrook brings up some very interesting ideas on this question and explores past and present futures in order t

Jaya Klara Brekke on the Political in Blockchain

Which conceptions of the political are inscribed in blockchain technologies? What is cryptoeconomics? And what does it look like if we disassemble the blockchain truth ma