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Not TINA (There Is No Alternative) but TAPAS: THERE ARE PLENTY OF ALTERNATIVES
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Remaking America: From Poverty to Prosperity | Remaking America

Remaking America: From Poverty to Prosperity | Remaking America | real utopias | Scoop.it

On March 16, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty in America. His answer? Create large-scale national programs aimed at helping the poor and needy that consumed nearly 1.2 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). How much longer will our government wait before they declare war on poverty in modern day America? Must we wait on the government to mobilize, prioritize, and energize our nation? We can remake America!
The road ahead will not be easy. We must fight — are you prepared to fight? Consider these words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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URGENT - Trade union leaders face 5 years in prison this Tuesday

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Keynes Was Right

Keynes Was Right | real utopias | Scoop.it
Once again, when politicians and policy makers decided to focus on deficits, not jobs, they proved Keynes right about a slump being the wrong time for austerity.
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Ian Bremmer - The End Of The Free Market

Leading economic and political analyst Ian Bremmer explores the rise of state capitalism and its long-term threat to the global economy.
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Peer-to-Peer and Marxism

Peer-to-Peer and Marxism | real utopias | Scoop.it
Last month I was in London where I attended a lecture by Michel Bauwens on peer-to-peer dynamics.
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Archived-Articles: Shadow World: Resurgent Russia, The Global New Left, and Radical Islam

Archived-Articles: Shadow World: Resurgent Russia, The Global New Left, and Radical Islam | real utopias | Scoop.it
Communism hasn't fallen just morphed into a Gramsian marxism http://t.co/MlZghXue...
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P2P Book of the Day: How the Alterglobalisation Movement is Changing the Face of Democracy

P2P Book of the Day: How the Alterglobalisation Movement is Changing the Face of Democracy | real utopias | Scoop.it
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Common Misconceptions about Banking « Positive Money

Common Misconceptions about Banking « Positive Money | real utopias | Scoop.it
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Housing benefit changes to put East End residents under increasing pressure to make ends meet | Eastlondonlines

Housing benefit changes to put East End residents under increasing pressure to make ends meet | Eastlondonlines | real utopias | Scoop.it
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Marxism and ecology John Bellamy Foster Marxism 2011

RT @RedPleb: Marxism and Ecology http://t.co/eQF8vuL8 #classwar #eco #green...
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Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan | real utopias | Scoop.it
DailyTimes delivers the latest breaking news and information on the latest top stories, entertainment, business, cricket, politics, and more.
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Noam Chomsky on the State-Corporate Complex: A Threat to Freedom and Survival | rabble.ca

Noam Chomsky on the State-Corporate Complex: A Threat to Freedom and Survival | rabble.ca | real utopias | Scoop.it
Noam Chomsky on the State-Corporate Complex: A Threat to Freedom and Survival | rabble.ca: http://t.co/HLXWRrdX via @AddThis...
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A proposal for governance: The financial system | WL Central

A proposal for governance: The financial system | WL Central | real utopias | Scoop.it

An overriding concern of most people participating in the 2011 revolution has been the financial system. From the September 17 protests against the financial institutions and the symbolism of Occupy Wall Street to the widespread discussion of alternative currencies, money has received more air time than even human rights and war. Indeed, the current human rights atrocities and endless wars did not cause the revolution – it was the unfairness of the economic systems (starting with the fining of a fruitseller in Tunisia) which have been the driving force behind the 2011 protests.

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Marxism and anarchism – Part One

Marxism and anarchism – Part One | real utopias | Scoop.it

If my shoe pinches my foot, the answer is not to go barefoot, but to get a shoe that fits. If our food is bad, the conclusion is not that we must go without food altogether, but that we need decent, tasty, wholesome food. If I am not satisfied with my doctor, I look for a better one. Why should it be any different with a party or leadership?"

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NetwOrg Advice

supporting labour networks, unions and NGOs with Web 2.0 and P2P networking technologies...
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The Future of Occupy

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Latest: Occupy the Dream -

"To honor Rev. Martin Luther King’s birthday, Occupy Wall Street is privileged to welcome African-American clergy as they join the movement to address economic inequality and social injustice. Dr. King’s dream made history. Now the Occupy movement needs yours! What’s your dream for your community? For the future?"

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Whistle Blower Threatened with 35 Years in Prison, Warns of Developing Tyranny

Thomas Drake blew the whistle on a massive domestic information gathering scheme and was called "an enemy of the state" (speech at Sam Adams Awards)...
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Occupy Nigeria Activists Set Up "Tahrir Square" In Kano City | Sahara Reporters

Occupy Nigeria Activists Set Up "Tahrir Square" In Kano City | Sahara Reporters | real utopias | Scoop.it
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Ten Things You Can Do to Sustain the Occupy Movement | The Nation

Ten Things You Can Do to Sustain the Occupy Movement | The Nation | real utopias | Scoop.it
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The Irish squatters taking on empty homes and a bankrupt system

The Irish squatters taking on empty homes and a bankrupt system | real utopias | Scoop.it
A nascent movement in Ireland is occupying 'ghost estates' as a political protest – and in 2012 it will be testing the authorities...
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Dan Ariely » Blog Archive The Upside of Useless Stuff «

Dan Ariely » Blog Archive The Upside of Useless Stuff « | real utopias | Scoop.it
[behavioral economics and marketing] @danariely on selling bottled air and the upside of [wanting] useless stuff http://t.co/lXEeV7AK...
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Will Mankind Destroy Itself?

The physicist sees two major trends in the world today: the first is toward a multicultural, scientific, tolerant society; the other, as evidenced by terrori...
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Anarchist Anthropology

Anarchist Anthropology | real utopias | Scoop.it
The activist-scholar who helped start Occupy Wall Street rewrites the history of debt and reimagines its future.
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What Can Save the Euro? - Joseph E. Stiglitz - Project Syndicate

What Can Save the Euro? - Joseph E. Stiglitz - Project Syndicate | real utopias | Scoop.it
It is increasingly evident that Europe’s political leaders, for all their commitment to the euro’s survival, do not have a good grasp of what is required to make the single currency work.
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The Law School Bubble: How Long Will It Last if Law Grads Can't Pay Bills? - Magazine - ABA Journal

The Law School Bubble: How Long Will It Last if Law Grads Can't Pay Bills? - Magazine - ABA Journal | real utopias | Scoop.it
For Andrea, a past decision to ensure her future in law has left her in a stressed and distressful present. Concerned over how it might affect her job prospects, she would not allow use of her real name.
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Economist, specialized in political economy and peer-to-peer dynamics; core member of the P2P Foundation