Gift Economies with Robin McKenna
What do an indigenous ceremony in Canada, Burning Man, and an occupied salami factory in Rome have in common? They are all expressions of the gift economy featured in a new documentary by Robin McKenn...
3 Dec 201941min
Is Localization a Solution to the Crisis of Capitalism? with Helena Norberg Hodge
It's often said that the economic system is rigged. The truth, however, is that the system is working exactly as it was designed to. Those in power, whether they hold public office or whether they sit...
29 Okt 201952min
A People's History of Silicon Valley with Keith A. Spencer
The dark shadow of Silicon Valley is growing longer everyday, covering more and more of the globe and spreading not just technology, but a particular value set as well. By this time many know about th...
26 Okt 201857min
Documentary #8: Worker Cooperatives Pt. 2 – Islands within a Sea of Capitalism (Documentary)
In the second episode of the series on worker cooperatives, we build on the conversation that we began in Episode one, which explored how cooperatives can serve as a force to widen the spheres of demo...
12 Juni 201858min
Documentary #8: Worker Cooperatives Pt. 1 – Widening Spheres of Democracy
The 21st century has seen an explosion in Worker Cooperatives—particularly since capitalism's 2008 crisis. In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we'll explore how worker co-ops present a radically differen...
24 Apr 201858min
How Agriculture Turned Humanity into a Superorganism with Lisi Krall
For the last 150,000 or so years of human evolution, not a whole lot changed. That is, until about 10,000 years ago, when in the blink of an eye we began organizing societies in very, very different w...
6 Feb 201857min
The End of Policing with Alex Vitale
In this conversation we spoke with author Alex S. Vitale about his new book, "The End of Policing," which was published by Verso Books on October 10th, 2017. Alex Vitale's work is based on a deep exam...
10 Okt 201758min
Documentary #7: Universal Basic Income Pt. 2 – A Bridge Towards Post-Capitalism?
It has been said that it's easier to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of capitalism. That might have been true a decade ago, but today, the end of capitalism is becoming more and m...
25 Sep 201758min
