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New Book on Big Tech and Planning
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in BooksRead more: New Book on Big Tech and PlanningRecently Verso Books published “Cybernetic Circulation Complex: Big Tech and Planetary Crisis” by Nick Dyer-Witheford and Alessandra Mularoni. Below you can find the description provided by the publisher, with some […]
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IDA sends out “Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution” + Reading Guide (in German)
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in NewsRead more: IDA sends out “Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution” + Reading Guide (in German)The IDA (Iniative democratic labor time calculation) just accounced that it is happy to send out packs of the German version of the “Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution” […]
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Recording of INDEP online event with Sophie Elias Pinsonnault and Simon Tremblay-Pepin uploaded to YouTube
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in VideosRead more: Recording of INDEP online event with Sophie Elias Pinsonnault and Simon Tremblay-Pepin uploaded to YouTubeThe recording of the INDEP online event “From Models to Modules: Rethinking Postcapitalist Political Economy” with Sophie Elias Pinsonnault and Simon Tremblay-Pepin, which was held on March 25th, has been […]
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A new book on urban planning without growth
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in BooksRead more: A new book on urban planning without growthYvonne Rydin, professor of Planning, Environment and Public Policy at the University College London, just published a book entitled Planning Without Growth. If the book is mainly centred around urban planning, […]
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ICEA (El Instituto de Ciencias Económicas y de la Autogestión) new INDEP Partner Organisation
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in NewsRead more: ICEA (El Instituto de Ciencias Económicas y de la Autogestión) new INDEP Partner OrganisationWe’re happy to have recently partnered with the ICEA (El Instituto de Ciencias Económicas y de la Autogestión). The ICEA is an association that carries out research and dissemination work […]
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IDA now has an office in Berlin + call for donations
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Read more: IDA now has an office in Berlin + call for donationsStarting March 1st, the IDA (Initiative demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung / “Initiative democratic labor time calculation”) has rented an office in the publishing building of the left wing newspaper “nd (Neues Deutschland)” […]
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For a Democratic Society, Democratize Finance – Jacobin
Read more: For a Democratic Society, Democratize Finance – JacobinA review by Grace Blakeley of The Master’s Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (And a Radical Plan to Rebuild It) by Michael A. McCarthy (Verso Books, 2025). Michael A McCarthy also participated […]
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Recording of INDEP online event with Simon Hannah uploaded
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in VideosRead more: Recording of INDEP online event with Simon Hannah uploadedThe recording of the INDEP online event with Simon Hannah from March 6th has been uploaded to our YouTube channel. You can watch the video below or through this link.
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Article arguing for “Commonism” in German left-wing Newspaper
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in ArticlesRead more: Article arguing for “Commonism” in German left-wing NewspaperRecently Stefan Meretz and Simon Sutterlütti published an article in the german left-wing newspaper “junge Welt“. In the article they respond to a critique of the concepts of “commons” and […]
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CfP extended until March 3rd – Conference by the European Culture and Technology Laboratory with Cybernetic Economic Planning included as topic
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Read more: CfP extended until March 3rd – Conference by the European Culture and Technology Laboratory with Cybernetic Economic Planning included as topic(This is a revised version of a previously published news item because the deadline for submissions has been extended.) The European Culture and Technology Laboratory (ECT Lab+) is organizing a […]
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Recording uploaded of INDEP online Workshop on Democratizing Investment
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in VideosRead more: Recording uploaded of INDEP online Workshop on Democratizing InvestmentThe recording of our INDEP online Workshop on Democratizing Investment with Melanie Brusseler, Sushovan Dhar, J W Mason, Mike McCarthy, Lavinia Steinfort and Christoph Sorg has been uploaded to our […]
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Time updated for INDEP online Workshop on Democratizing Investment
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in NewsRead more: Time updated for INDEP online Workshop on Democratizing InvestmentThe time for our online workshop on “Democratizing Investment” has been updated. The old time was from 3pm-7pm CET on Friday the 21st, with which it was unfortunately also promoted […]
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