This is a segment of an interview I did for a podcast. I talk with Patrick Farnsworth about the impact directly democratic decision-making in progressive schooling has in an individual’s social development, and the limitations and traumas that come with conventional education as it functions today. Episode #146 of Last Born In The Wilderness “The P…

This is a clip taken from the Last Born In The Wilderness podcast, when host Patrick Farnsworth interviews John Halstead.Regardless of what you think of capitalism's past record, here is why it can no longer be sustained and why the sooner it is done away with, the better for all of us.Av Neighbor Democracy

It has been almost four years since the voters of Denton, Texas won- and then lost it all. As the evidence grows that hydraulic fracturing-"fracking"-contributes to environmental and health catastrophes, and as these catastrophes hurtle us towards collapse, I use a tale from my own life to argue for total neighborhood autonomy and direct democracy.…

*This is the audio version of a video originally made for Youtube: https://youtu.be/r8i4RAxLB-o*An excerpt from my previous video The Communes of Rojava: A Model In Societal Self-Direction (https://youtu.be/cDnenjIdnnE). This is the final excerpt I'll be releasing from this series, but be sure to go back to the original video and watch the call to …

*This is the audio version of a video originally made for Youtube: https://youtu.be/d-TT4qAKM4w*An excerpt from my previous video The Communes of Rojava: A Model In Societal Self-Direction (https://youtu.be/cDnenjIdnnE). I'll be releasing several other excerpts over the coming days covering each committee of the commune system.Can students and teac…

*This is an audio version of a video originally intended for Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Peyoc7-W0lc *An excerpt from my previous video The Communes of Rojava: A Model In Societal Self-Direction (https://youtu.be/cDnenjIdnnE). I'll be releasing several other excerpts over the coming days covering each committee of the commune system.Ca…

*This is an audio version of a video originally intended for Youtube: https://youtu.be/Cc5i5Xau4xs*An excerpt from my previous video The Communes of Rojava: A Model In Societal Self-Direction (https://youtu.be/cDnenjIdnnE). I'll be releasing several other excerpts over the coming days covering each committee of the commune system.In this video, I e…

*This is a audio version of a video originally made for Youtube: https://youtu.be/ojXxz1u1R4c*An excerpt from my previous video The Communes of Rojava: A Model In Societal Self-Direction (https://youtu.be/cDnenjIdnnE). I'll be releasing several other excerpts over the coming days covering each committee of the commune system.I try to provide insigh…

*This is the audio version of a Youtube video: https://youtu.be/cDnenjIdnnE*An in-depth look into the inner workings of the commune system of Rojava and how they work in practice; I also call for people to form communes throughout North America and the world. 0:00-2:50 Defining The Commune2:51-5:53 Defense Committee5:54-11:09 Health Committee11:10-…

*This is an audio version of a Youtube video: https://youtu.be/Ww46lxIc6-w*"The experiment of the Zapatistas to build 'a world where many worlds fit' is an ongoing process, but in a few short decades they have already realized many of the [left] libertarian dreams of Ricardo Flores Magón."Based off an essay written for my Mexican history class.Full…