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In "Techno-feudalism: What Killed Capitalism," Yanis Varoufakis, the former Greek finance minister and renowned economist, presents a head-turning thesis: capitalism, as we have known it, is dead, replaced by a more insidious system he terms "techno-feudalism." In this new order, technological behemoths have assumed the role of feudal lords, wielding unprecedented control over our lives,

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This Cities@Tufts episode with Megan Saltzman explores the changing cultural landscape of Barcelona and how residents are challenging it.

This episode of The Response features six seasoned mutual aid organizers presenting on their organizing work in communities across the US.

An introductory toolkit for mutual aid organizing—from starting a group to sustaining it for the long haul ​Table of Contents Introduction Section 1:

No one complains about having enough. Enough food, enough money, enough security—these are the markers of a good life. But what happens when “enough” turns into too much? When abundance, instead of liberating us, traps us? We don’t often think of excess as a burden. If anything, modern consumer culture teaches us that more is

The sea does not care. It takes what it wants and leaves the rest to drift. A man can build something strong, something that holds against the wind and the waves, but one good storm can take it all away. Then he is left with what floats—broken beams, a splintered mast, the odd crate that

Abstract Objective: Mutual aid has been a longstanding practice among communities who experience short-term crises (such as natural and human-made disasters) as well as long-term crises (such as systemic marginalization and poverty). It has proliferated as a widespread practice during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way for individuals and communities to share resources when government and nongovernmental services have failed. Our study aims to understand the values and beliefs underlying mutual aid practices in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Great Depression taught Americans many things, but one lesson really stands out, not in the numbers or charts, but in the stories that passed from grandparents to grandchildren around dinner tables and porches. It’s the story of people who had very little, and yet gave anyway—of soup kitchens that stretched down whole city blocks,

There’s a quiet boldness to Peter Russell’s Forgiving Humanity, the kind that doesn’t shout but rather invites you to sit down, exhale, and consider—for just a moment—the possibility that we’ve been asking the wrong questions all along. In an age bloated with judgment, outrage, and unrelenting cynicism, Russell offers something rare: a reflective meditation on

How do we value a person? How should we value a person? The first question concerns what is, the second what ought to be. But to ask them together suggests a hidden third: what is our duty in the face of this question? It is not enough to analyze. The heart demands an answer. The

There are few qualities more neglected, and yet more urgently needed, than the habit of critical thinking. Our lives are flooded with information and noise; opinions are as countless as grains of sand, and certainty is more readily sold than truth. Now, more than ever, it is necessary to examine carefully the foundations on which

As we move into a time of unprecedented technological advancement, the nature of work is undergoing a radical transformation. Automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly capable of performing tasks once reserved for humans – an Amazon warehouse may be the canary in the coal mine on this issue - demanding that we prepare

Mutual aid is an organizational model where voluntary, collaborative exchanges of resources and services for common benefit take place amongst community members to overcome social, economic, and political barriers to meeting common needs.