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The Commoner #14: Property, Commoning and the Politics of Free Software

Issue 14 of The Commoner magazine

Anarcho Agony Aunts

Anarcho Agony Aunts is a sex and dating advice show, covered from a feminist, antifascist, anarchist perspective.

The Freelance Journalists Union Goes Public

Submitted by Reddebrek on Apr 17 2019 18:14

The Industrial Workers of the World has just launched a new organisation for workers in the Journalism sector.

Response: A digital capitalism Marx might enjoy

Submitted by Afro Marxist on Jul 13 2018 02:14

This is a response to an article originally posted on the MIT Technology review . The article claims that the nature of capital has changed so much from the newly industrialized economies Marx knew that there is a fundamental change in capitalism Marx could agree with. They take this position in favor of labor, but we will see just how good their analysis and proposal for the position of the laborer in future society is.

The present technological revolution and the emergence of postcapitalist social relations

I will address three sets of questions:
First: is there a technological revolution, and in this case, what does it consist of?
Second: is there currently an emergence of a new type of social relations because of this revolution?
Third question: what consequences such a reality may have for a revolutionary perspective?

Uber drivers strike in Indonesia

Submitted by no1 on Aug 23 2017 09:48

Mass meeting of striking Uber drivers in Jakarta (image via PPAS Jakarta)

Hundreds of Uber drivers have been on strike in Indonesia in a dispute over what they describe as “modern slavery” practices by the firm.

Anarcho-syndicalists and former workers block Bulgarian telecom headquarters over unpaid wages

Submitted by evgeni5150 on Mar 24 2017 15:46

Former employees of Max Telecom, along with anarchosyndicalists from ARS (Autonomous Worker’s Union) organised a picket demanding the immediate payment of all unpaid wages.

Simpsonwave: Nostalgia and sentiment in dystopia

Submitted by Soapy on Dec 9 2016 14:44

Simpsonwave is a video remix series whose success lies in its ability to connect between its source material on a deep level. The Simpsons has its origins in a deep social critique and a groundbreaking willingness to touch on emotionally realistic situations. This ties in well with the music of vaporwave, which is an uncompromisingly subversive and cathartic form of social criticism.