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Podcast: Kevin Carson on Mutualizing the Water Commons | P2P Foundation

Andrew Stewart interviews Kevin Carson on the issue of corporate water privatization and cooperative ownership, commons-based alternatives.
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CIC's autonomous projects of collective initiative #3: CASX | P2P Foundation

The Cooperativa d’Autofinançament Social en Xarxa (CASX) – which means co-operative of social and network self-financing – is a savings, donations and project funding cooperative, which was set up with the purpose of providing funding for projects that are aligned with the principles of the CIC and the integral revolution, as “the deposits made to... Continue reading →
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COMMONS COMMONS TRANSITION COOPERATIVES CROWDFUNDING OPEN COOPS & SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS ORIGINAL CONTENT P2P FOUNDATION P2P MONEY PEER PROPERTY

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New Report: Platform Cooperativism as an Alternative to the For-profit Sharing Economy | P2P Foundation

This new economy is not really about sharing it is an on-demand service economy that it spreading market relations deeper into our lives.
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CIC's autonomous projects of collective initiative #1: AureaSocial | P2P Foundation

CIC's autonomous projects of collective initiative #1: AureaSocial | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Located in Barcelona, AureaSocial is a Catalan Integral Cooperative initiated open space for health, education and self-management.
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Worker ownership and cooperatives will not succeed by competing on capitalism’s terms | P2P Foundation

A critique of the ideas of U.S. cooperative leaders such as Richard Wolff and Gar Alperovitz.

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How to change “people aren’t united” | P2P Foundation

Are people not united? Do they distrust each other? You don’t need  deep, introspection:  you need to distribute responsibilities and get to work

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The Fifth Season Cooperative: Building Community Wealth and a Regional Food System | P2P Foundation

An infographic describing how the Fifth Season Coop's innovative six-member class structure fosters regional food security and local economic stability.

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Why all peers are not equal in Egalitarian Productive Communities | P2P Foundation

 The founding groups, the pioneers in almost any community, hold a different status: equal rights, more responsibility, and more prominence.
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Video: Driver-owned Uber Competitor 'Arcade City' to Launch on Valentine's Day | P2P Foundation

Christopher David has garnered 1,600+ drivers to launch a competing app on February 14th. It's called Arcade City
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Why Employee Owned Source Code is a Problematic Solution | P2P Foundation

Why Employee Owned Source Code is a Problematic Solution | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

An example of this would be my perplexity towards encountering CodeSolid and their proposal for Employee-Owned Source Code, originating as it does from a cooperative, which Nathan Schneider considers to be a platform cooperative. As he writes about them in a Facebook exchange:

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Can We Do It Ourselves? A swedish documentary on economic democracy | P2P Foundation

Can We Do It Ourselves? A swedish documentary on economic democracy | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Excellent documentary, with english subtitles, about democracy in the workplace. Instead of the owners of capital renting worker’s time, the film proposes a reverse contract, i.e. the real producers rent capital, but run their own production processes. Watch the documentary here:
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In Australia: Dignified work in green manufacturing through worked-owned enterprises | P2P Foundation

In Australia: Dignified work in green manufacturing through worked-owned enterprises | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Watch this video introduction by the Earthworker Cooperative, made at the occasion of the opening of the first factory, and see the explanation of their crowdfunding campaign below: Liz McCarthy explains: To find out more and support the project: chuffed.org/project/givetanks This holiday season, reduce financial stress for low-income earners, support green jobs in worker-owned Australian …
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Robin Hood Coop, an Activist Hedge Fund | P2P Foundation

Robin Hood Coop, an Activist Hedge Fund | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Now here is an improbable idea:an activist hedge fund. Robin Hood Coop skims market investments to support commoners
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Mutualized Solutions for the Precariat | P2P Foundation

The 'Not Alone' report offers solution for freelance workers with analyses, useful detail and lessons from the history of co-operatives and mutual aid.
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COMMONS TRANSITION COOPERATIVES ETHICAL ECONOMY FEATURED ESSAY OPEN COOPS & SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS P2P LABOR PEER PROPERTYommo

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A prospective doubling of the co-operative economy in the UK | P2P Foundation

According to the Shadow Chancellor, the Labour Party will double the size of the UK co-operative sector if in power, as a way to boost the economy.
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The Commons Law Perspective, Open Hardware and Digital DIY | P2P Foundation

Blockchain based distributed applications, Commons based licenses, network effects and antitrust legislation and much more in this David Bollier interview.
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Freelancers: let’s get organised | P2P Foundation

Self employment levels used to be a measure of how underdeveloped an economy was. Now it has become something that is celebrated across developed countries.
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COMMONS TRANSITION COOPERATIVES ETHICAL ECONOMY FEATURED ESSAY OPEN COOPS & SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS P2P BUSINESS MODELS PEER PROPERTY

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Inventing the Future: building out the story — Enspiral Tales

Inventing the Future: building out the story - Enspiral Tales - Medium

Alex Williams and Nick Srnicek have published a manifesto for the next human age under the title Inventing the Future: P…

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Experiential Egalitarism | P2P Foundation

Experiential Egalitarism | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

The founding groups, the pioneers in almost any community, hold a different status: equal rights, more responsibility, and more prominence.

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Video: Noemi Giszpenc on the Data Commons Coop | P2P Foundation

The Data Commons Coop brings together a range of “data-sharing” members, from small grassroots groups to national umbrella organizations.
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Trebor Scholz's New Report on Platform Cooperativism | P2P Foundation

The backlash to the corporate “sharing economy” is gaining momentum, and one key player is the movement to develop “platform cooperativism.”
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Why Employee Owned Source Code is a Problematic Solution | P2P Foundation

Once in a while, we are confronted by initiatives which elicit contrary feelings, especially if they come from what you consider as ‘your own side’.
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Video: Driver-owned Uber Competitor 'Arcade City' to Launch on Valentine's Day | P2P Foundation

Video: Driver-owned Uber Competitor 'Arcade City' to Launch on Valentine's Day | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Video interview of co-founder Christopher David: “The former ‘illegal Uber driver’ Christopher David — who provides rides to Portsmouth, New Hampshire residents when cab companies will not — has garnered 1,600+ drivers to launch a competing app on February 14th. It’s called Arcade City.” Watch the video here:
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Support the Mutual Aid Network's Crowdfunding Campaign | P2P Foundation

Support the Mutual Aid Network's Crowdfunding Campaign | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Help our friends at the Mutual Aid Network (MAN) build local, resilient, peer to peer economic networks through their crowdfunding campaign.
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Robin Hood Coop, an Activist Hedge Fund | P2P Foundation

Robin Hood Coop, an Activist Hedge Fund | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Now here is an improbable idea:an activist hedge fund. Robin Hood Coop skims market investments to support commoners
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