What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 7 Tim DeChristopher

By Vicki Robin, Tim DeChristopher, Resilience.org

Activist Tim DeChristopher presents his views on our big question with themes of identity, capitalism and mortality.

I’ve Seriously Tried to Believe Capitalism and the Planet can Coexist, but I’ve lost Faith

By Samuel Alexander, The Conversation

If capitalism is still the dominant economic system in 2050, current trends suggest our planetary ecosystems will be, at best, on the brink of collapse. Bushfires will become more monstrous and wildlife will continue to be annihilated.

Socialism, Capitalism and the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels

By Simon Pirani, Open Democracy

This essay reflects on these questions, firstly by considering how fossil fuel use has grown to unsustainable levels through history; then, by highlighting the disastrous failure of the international climate talks process; and, finally, by arguing that a transition away from fossil fuels means changing not only the technological systems that use them, but also the social and economic systems in which they are embedded.

Post-Capitalists Must Understand the Role of Migration in Global Capitalism

By Hannah Cross, Open Democracy

Fundamentally, migration has always been, and will always be, a part of human development. There is no use in casting it as a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ phenomenon in itself: the notion of being ‘pro’ or ‘anti’ migration is a useless hook for popular debate and undermines the dignity of people who have migrated.

Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism’s Imminent Demise

By Nafeez Ahmed, Insurge Intelligence

Capitalism as we know it is over. So suggests a new report commissioned by a group of scientists appointed by the UN Secretary-General. The main reason? We’re transitioning rapidly to a radically different global economy, due to our increasingly unsustainable exploitation of the planet’s environmental resources.

Building Post-Capitalist Futures

By Paige Shipman, Nick Buxton, Transnational Institute

Over several sunny days in June 2018, a diverse group of 60 activists and researchers from 30 countries convened for a multi-day meeting to discuss the collective building of post-capitalist futures. The meeting provided the opportunity for a rich exchange of perspectives and experiences, as well as deep discussion and debate.

Crisis After Crisis: 10 Years After the Crash, There’s No ‘Reforming’ Global Capitalism

By Walden Bello, Foreign Policy In Focus

The way forward, it is increasingly clear, will be largely determined by the outcome of a political struggle between two post-globalization camps: fascists and democratic socialists.

We Need to End Growth Dependency, but How?

By Mark H. Burton, Steady-State Manchester

Because Positive Money are so selective in both their characterisation of the springs of capitalist accumulation and in their analysis of the impact of economic activity on the ecosystem, they end up proposing a scheme that at best will have little positive impact and could actually make matters worse.

From Info-Tech to Post-Capitalism?

By Chris Smaje, Small Farm Future

Times have been hard of late for us leftists. Despite the fact that a good deal of our tradition’s criticisms of capitalism and modernity have proved accurate, the expected solutions haven’t really come – and when leftist governments have assumed power, they’ve often compounded the problems.

Post-Capitalist Entrepreneurship: B Corps and Beyond

By Boyd Cohen, P2P Foundation Blog

Post-capitalist entrepreneurship (PCE) instead is about changing the underlying logic of entrepreneurial organizing, governance models, legal structures, approach to intellectual property, perception of consumption and production and of course the ultimate objectives and metrics of success.

How Post-Capitalist Entrepreneurs Are Creating an Inclusive Economy

By Boyd Cohen, Shareable

Lucky for us, the possibilities to transform capitalism and to create a more inclusive economy that operates in better harmony with social and ecological systems is already being developed. In my new book, "Post-Capitalist Entrepreneurship," I attempt to shine the light on the growing movement of alternative organizing occurring around the globe.

Re-imaging Politics through the Lens of the Commons

By David Bollier, David Bollier blog

Below, I argue that the commons paradigm offers a refreshing and practical lens for re-imagining politics, governance and law. The commons, briefly put, is about self-organized social systems for managing shared wealth. Far from a “tragedy,” the commons as a system for mutualizing responsibilities and benefits is highly generative.