Monthly Archives: February 2018

A long read which should be of interest to degrowth, eco-socialist and P2P activists. Bob Translated by Richard Fidler from the Spanish text published in Viento Sur, January 23, 2018 Following their participation in the international symposium that we coordinated … Continue reading →

Downsizing: Review of a sci-fi satire about a revolutionary new micro-utopian method of shrinking human beings to matchbox size so they consume less, help the planet and boost their own consumer lifestyle in leisure-oriented downsized community. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/25/downsizing-review-matt-damon-alexander-payne

by Sam Bliss Things are big in the United States of America. Returning home after a year away reacquaints me with big detached single-family homes, big single-occupant vehicles, and big single-species grass lawns. I find wider roads, longer distances, larger … Continue reading →

Hey everyone. Please see message below, especially if you’re in North America. Apologies to those of you who will get this email multiple times. from Sam Bliss ———- Forwarded message ———- Hi degrowth fans, The United States arguably has the … Continue reading →

Duniter is a French cryptocurrency that squarely aims for more egalitarian outcomes and critiques the ‘propertarian’ premises of Bitcoin.  https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/theoretical-underpinnings-duniter-g1-project/2018/02/05

Here we present an interview with Enric Duran https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/commoners-in-transition-enric-duran/2015/02/02

by Yuval Noah Harari, Israeli author of “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” and “Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow” The Guardian,  May 8, 2017 [My synthesis. I found this article both challenging and incisive in my own search … Continue reading →

This Commons Transition Primer website contains new and adapted texts by P2P Foundation members, including its founder, Michel Bauwens. As part of an ongoing multimedia project/campaign, their intention with this site is to make the P2P Foundation’s core ideas on … Continue reading →