IDEAS IN MOTION

Listen to the Epilogue chapter of the he boon in this final episode Epilogue This first edition of our short book remains a work in progress. It is an invitation to engage in a new and hopefully productive dialogue on how to address the challenges of understanding the intricate relationship between value and capital. We believe our proposed approach has also the potential to impact post-capitalist...

Listen to the third and final part of the sixth chapter of the book in this episode

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Listen to the third and final part of the second chapter of the book in this episode.

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Listen to Chapter 1 Introduction On the Necessity of Liberating Value from Capital At the heart of our intellectual journey in this book lies the profound realization that in order to redefine capital, we must first engage in a transformative discourse that places (redefining) value at its very core. 

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Look at these Israeli soldiers enjoying themselves while destroying the meager property of a poor Palestinian shop owner, remnants of what bombs haven't already obliterated. I now find myself agreeing, ironically enough, with the US representative to the UN Security Council when he stated that "any ceasefire would be at best temporary." He said that to justify the shameful decision of his governme...

In today’s intricate societal landscape, we find ourselves navigating between two distinct yet intertwined systems of power, reminiscent of the dystopian visions presented by George Orwell and Aldous Huxley. These two visions are often perceived as diametrically opposed to one another. This inherent contrast invariably raises a pertinent question: Which of these visions more closely encapsulates t...

We’re being asked to accept that a nation which boasts of having one of the most sophisticated intelligence apparatuses in the world somehow missed thousands of Hamas fighters preparing for an unprecedented incursion across Israel’s border. Dr S.A. Hamed Hosseini believes a critical examination of not just Israel’s past, but its present, opens up other potential explanations.

New Book: “CAPITAL Redefined” By S. A. Hamed Hosseini and Barry K. Gills From: Common alternatives website  November 20, 2023 Featured publication Hosseini, S A Hamed, and Barry K Gills (2024) Capital Redefined: A Commonist Value Theory for Liberating Life. London, Routledge. Open Access content is available for this title  In an age defined by capitalist systems that dominate our socioeconomic st...

It often feels like we’re stuck in a perpetual cycle of choosing the lesser of multiple evils during elections. However, once the “lesser evil” takes office, things tend to go awry, leading to the strengthening of the very “greater evil” we initially sought to avoid (even though both are inherently problematic). This vicious cycle is a fundamental contradiction within capitalist liberal democracy....

The following excerpt from the Australian Department of Industry, Science, and Resources aptly encapsulates how the discourse surrounding women and science/technology is simplified within the context of ecomodernist liberal patriarchy: “Girls’ confidence in STEM subjects is generally lower than boys and falls as they get older.” [1] However, all across these seemingly gender-justice discourses, ST...

Australian Government Accord for Higher Education Reform: An Honest Response from a Passionate Academic S A Hamed Hosseini Do national accords aimed at addressing public sector issues lead to substantive changes? I asked myself when I saw the Australian government (under Labor) unveiling their latest accord for higher education reform. In the context of higher education in Australia, as in many ot...

The recent ABC Foreign Correspondent feature brings to light a range of issues that extend beyond its immediate context. As we absorb the contents of this report, it’s clear that its implications aren’t limited to Germany alone. The concerns it highlights are part of a broader web of developments unfolding with startling rapidity. For a closer look at the perspectives presented, I invite you to wa...

Amidst the confines of our limited perspective, where faith in the transformative power of voting falters, we must challenge our deservedness of the current political landscape. Can we envision an alternative? Can we dare to strive for the ‘impossible’ when the ‘possible’ wreaks havoc on our world? Liberal, representative, and parliamentary democracies have grown out of a history intertwined with...