A Dangerous Idea
Capitalism is us. It’s everything. It surrounds us, it’s every institution on the planet. It unites us all, it’s the cash nexus, it’s the money pit, it’s everything.
Squatting versus Speculation in New Orleans
Squatting is actually quite easy, as long as the property owners don’t call the police on you. If it’s an abandoned house and fairly run-down, it’s very easy to squat.
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Gentrification and the Death of Creativity
One thing that’s happened all across the country is the rise of unpaid labor as the entryway into creative and intellectual professions, where young people are expected to work for free, and to have the financial means to support themselves when they begin working in fields like art, journalism, entertainment, or even policy.
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Move In!
The time appears ripe to begin introducing squatter philosophies, such as self-organization and the struggle for Freiraum and community preservation, into the broader public discourse.
Press Release: Labitzke is Occupied!
Even the market-minded Mobimo must make peace with these facts: While there is certainly money in housing, there are also PEOPLE in it.
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“This country is a prison.”
Despite energetic organizing, clear and reasonable demands, and a commitment born of desperation, demonstrating Syrian asylum-seekers have been met by a stalling bureaucracy and a sneering public. But prevailing European Community law leaves them with little recourse.
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Binz Bleibt Binz: “We are gone and yet we remain!”
As tensions continue to rise surrounding housing and right-to-the-city issues in Switzerland, one squat’s struggle was derailed at a critical moment by violence. How the Schoch Family of Zurich’s Binz responded and what we can learn from their equanimity
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