Here are some videos recorded in March 2008 for a Left Forum panel organized for the release of Real Utopia: Participatory Society for the 21st Century (AK Press), a book I have edited which will be out mid May. What you see below is a small sample of the books content. Special thanks to
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REAL UTOPIA: PARTICIPATORY SOCIETY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (AK PRESS. MAY 2008)
Edited by Chris Spannos
This panel proposes visions for what a future participatory society may look like while exploring real world examples in the US, Asia and Latin America, and the strategy and activism needed to take us there.
Intro: Chris Spannos – ZNet/Book Editor
Moderator: Meaghan Linick-Loughley – New York, Students for a Democratic Society
Greg Wilpert – Venezuelanalysis.com, "Socialism for the 21st Century/Venezuela"
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Richard W. Franke –
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Michael Albert – ZNet, "Parecon, the Economics of a Participatory Society"
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Jessica Azulay – WebRoot Solutions, "Parecon in Practice"
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Brian Dominick – WebRoot Solutions, "Organizing for a Participatory Society"
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