Consequences of commodification
Markus Euskirchen | 28. July 2010 | Filed under: Intellectual Property • Internet • Media • Actors • Education/Knowledge | Leave a comment
The Times newspaper’s website has lost two‑thirds of its audience following the implementation of a paywall, according to data published yesterday – a dramatic decline, but not as steep as many had forecast. Read more: Techdirt and Guardian
(Deutsch) Debatte zur Änderung des Urheberrechtsgesetzes. 3. Korb
Markus Euskirchen | 27. July 2010 | Filed under: Copyright • Property • Intellectual Property • Internet • Urheberrecht • Actors • Education/Knowledge • Communication | Leave a comment
Right to Water at the UN
Ann St | 22. July 2010 | Filed under: General | Leave a comment
Nobody can survive without water, water is necessary for all life on earth. For the first time since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted 60 years ago, the UN General Assembly is finally poised to recognize the Human Right to Water and Sanitation. By the end of July 2010, the General Assembly will Continue reading →
Global Intellectual Property Right will cause more wealth on the one hand and death on the other
Markus Euskirchen | 13. July 2010 | Filed under: Intellectual Property • Health • Global Justice • Privatization's Consequences • Knowledge • Health/Social Issues | Leave a comment
International experts claim ACTA („WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights“) to threaten global access to affordable medicines. Read more
FIFA World Cup: gains and debt
Ann St | 8. July 2010 | Filed under: General | Leave a comment
What is left after the World Cup? Video: Wavering Flag by Playing Fields Connective The FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa – a critical parody. Soccer stadiums were built, not schools, gains are being made by a few, many are left with debt.
Crises of Capitalism
Ann St | 5. July 2010 | Filed under: Struggles • Krise • General • Debates: Theories/Alternatives • Distribution of Wealth | Leave a comment
In a short animation video, radical sociologist David Harvey asks if it is time to look beyond capitalism, towards a new social order that would allow us to live within a system that could be responsible, just and humane. View his full lecture at the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Continue reading →
Re-envisioning the City
Ann St | | Filed under: Cooperative Economy • General • Political Alternatives • Practical Struggles | Leave a comment
You can’t imagine a more just, more sustainable planet, without also imagining a new kind of city. More than half of the world’s population is urban, and cities often amplify many of the problems we face as a planet: inequality, violence, pollution, isolation. Luckily, people around the world are joining forces to re-imagine how we Continue reading →
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