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Pray the Devil back to Hell

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

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Vocabulary for a New World - Collectivism

Collectivism is a term used to describe any moral, political, or social outlook, that stresses human interdependence and the importance of a collective, rather than the importance of separate individuals. Collectivists focus on community and society, and seek to give priority to group goals over individual goals.[1] The philosophical underpinnings of collectivism are for some related to holism or organicism - the view that the whole is greater than the [...]

Vocabulary for a New World - Communalism

In many parts of the world, communalism is a modern term that describes a broad range of social movements and social theories which are in some way centered upon the community. Communalism can take the form of communal living or communal property, among others. Communalism is defined as a theory of a society that is divided into several small, independent communes and the state is just [...]

Dispatches From Latin America - Tuesday Book Review

Some of you have asked me to recommend you a starter about Autonomous/ Global Justice/ Global Citizens Movements in Latin America. Today is your day.
For this Tuesday Book Review, I’m excited to share with you what I consider an excellent primer to liberation and anti-neoliberalism movements in America Latina - Dispatches from Latin America: On [...]

Vocabulary for a New World - Autogestión

Autogestión is a form of workplace decision-making in which the employees themselves agree on choices (for issues like customer care, general production methods, scheduling, division of labour etc.) instead of the traditional authoritative supervisor telling workers what to do, how to do it and where to do it. Examples of such self-management include the Spanish [...]

Vocabulary for a New World - Horizontalidad

Horizontalidad (Eng: horizontality or horizontalism) is a theory or system that advocates the creation, development and maintenance of social structures for the equitable distribution of power. These structures and relationships would function as a result of continuous participation and exchange between individuals. As a specific term, horizontalidad is attributed to the radical movements that sprouted [...]