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Author Archives: R. Salisbury

Dear Jacque Fresco: Goodbye old friend.

22 May, 2017by R. Salisbury Leave a comment

Rest in Power Jacque Fresco. […]  Fresco spoke of the ultimate negative program, a world without states, capitalism, money, hierarchy etc. and a good positive program of a post scarcity […]

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The Economic Calculation Problem

23 October, 2016by R. Salisbury 2 Comments

The economic calculation problem (ECP) is a classic argument in favor of markets and prices and against central planning. It’s a powerful argument, not because it’s a reasonable or understandable […]

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A Critique of “Participatory Economics & the Next System”

10 October, 2016by R. Salisbury Leave a comment

Participatory economics, also known as “parecon” is a newer one of the many “third way” political systems that attempt to distinguish themselves from the traditional left/right, socialist/capitalist dichotomy.  “Participatory  Economics […]

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Post-Scarcity Anarchism, vol. 3

23 July, 2016by R. Salisbury Leave a comment

Greetings!  Apologies for the near total lack of content in the last year.  Fortunately, we have just approved publication of the latest issue of Post-Scarcity Anarchism.  This one is shorter […]

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Our Enemy, The Crown

22 April, 2016by R. Salisbury Leave a comment

Today, many peasants make a grave and disheartening error. They have the impression that feudalism is wicked, and that lords taking the fruits of their labor makes it oppressive. Some […]

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Price as the Cost of Mobilizing People (Pt. 3 of “Why a Just and Sustainable Society Cannot be Based on Swapping Things”)

10 December, 2015by R. Salisbury 1 Comment

Even among those who acknowledge the myriad of problems inherent to the market system, it is still viewed by many as an indispensible tool, both on the left and the […]

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Why a Just and Sustainable Society cannot be Based on Swapping Things, Pt. 2: Hierarchical Trade

1 October, 2015by R. Salisbury Leave a comment

Market organization is equivocated with horizontal organization by today’s pro-market intellectuals, or contrasted with hierarchical organization. The collapse of the USSR, the “loss” of the socialist calculation debate, and the […]

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Why a Just and Sustainable Society Cannot be Based on Swapping Things, Pt 1: Deadlocking

12 August, 2015by R. Salisbury 1 Comment

There is a growing sentiment today that we are approaching “post-capitalism,” a new phase of society in which resources are no longer extracted for profit with no mind paid to […]

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Provision and Production without Markets: A Primer on Priority Theory of Value

8 August, 2015by R. Salisbury Leave a comment

Over the last century, popular and academic opinion has grown to strongly favor the use of markets in political systems. Communism is largely seen as a failure, and since there […]

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Post-Scarcity Anarchism: Issue 2 is now available

4 July, 2015by R. Salisbury Leave a comment

Post-Scarcity Anarchism: Issue 2  *Correction: In “Reflections on The Framework, Form, Content & Means of Murray Bookchin’s Political Views,” in the section “Means,” it said “At a time where labor […]

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