The world of global finance is often seen as a battleground of individual titans—billionaires, hedge fund wizards, central bankers—each seemingly acting of their own accord, moving markets with sheer force of will. But in Superhubs: How the Financial Elite and Their Networks Rule Our World, Sandra Navidi dismantles that myth,…
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A Perfect Storm: The Economic Collapse of 2025-2026
The world economy is no stranger to upheaval. The Great Depression, the stagflation of the 1970s, the dot-com bubble, and the 2008 financial crisis each had their own catalysts—stock market crashes, oil price shocks, financial mismanagement. What we’re seeing now, however, is different. The crisis unfolding in 2025 isn’t just…
Beyond Money: A Society Built on Contribution
The measure of value in any society determines its shape. For centuries, money has been the standard by which we assess worth. It dictates access, defines opportunity, and reduces human relations to transactions. We think of wealth in terms of accumulation, of resources stored rather than acts performed. But what…
The Economy of Life: Restoring Balance in Human Exchange
To speak of economy is to speak of life itself, for the exchange of goods and labor is nothing other than the exchange of life’s effort, its breath, its toil. A society that organizes this exchange must do so with an awareness that what is being passed from hand to…
The Debt That Binds Us: Obligation and the Fabric of Human Connection
The nature of obligation is such that it precedes us, as light precedes the dawn. Before a child knows how to speak, before she can name herself as an “I,” she is already held in a web of duties, spoken or unspoken. She is fed, clothed, touched, and looked upon,…
The Economy of a Human Life
There’s a basic rule in economics: a society can’t consume more than it produces. At least, not indefinitely. Sure, with credit and debt, countries and individuals can stretch beyond their means for a while. But if the global economy functioned like a perfectly balanced ledger, consumption would always have to…
The Future After Capitalism: Techno-Feudalism, Web3, and the Role of Time Co-Ops
As capitalism reaches its late stages, a new economic order is emerging—one that some scholars call “techno-feudalism.” Unlike traditional feudal societies, where landowners controlled the means of production and peasants worked in exchange for protection, today’s feudal lords are tech giants. These corporations own the digital infrastructure that underpins daily…
Why You Should Rethink Your Doubts About Starting (or Joining) a Time Co-Op
At first glance, a time co-op—where people come together in a community for the purpose of supporting and investing in the well-being of one another—might seem unnecessary or even idealistic. After all, most of us are used to handling things on our own, and the idea of building a mutual-support…
The Future of Community: How Time Co-Ops Can Revitalize Society
In today’s world, where economic uncertainty, job displacement, and social fragmentation are on the rise, it’s time we rethink how communities function. The traditional economic model—one based on monetary transactions and individualistic success—has left many behind. But what if there were a way to harness the power of cooperation without…
Cooperative Networks of Peer Support: More than just an interesting idea
The idea of “cooperative networks of peer support”, championed by the organization called “Humans United in Mutual Aid Networks” represents an incredibly powerful, untapped potential for addressing the economic and social challenges that increasingly characterize modern life. And by leveraging platforms like KommunityKoin.com as a foundational framework, these networks can…