2026-10-20T19:54:14Z https://nostr.now David Graeber Institute https://nostr.now/npub14nf0yea84t0l2aye8elupt4rnhtlswfcqnh6gapm5uw2hgzn8vyqnhd9qw https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/accounts/avatars/109/914/103/631/299/230/original/78414e3d9f60bea6.png https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/accounts/avatars/109/914/103/631/299/230/original/78414e3d9f60bea6.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs968q3rgk7wryuwxy2znte3aq83tw5k3s9ppgj4n40sc4zev6u5yczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasshv6s4y Neoliberals don&#39;t hate the state. <br/><br/>They just hate when the state is used to help people, espeically the poor and vunerable. <br/><br/>But when the state protects assets, builds prisons, arms cops, rescues banks, and enforces rent, they absolutely love the state. 2026-10-16T16:50:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8mk4xgnc8nfq49gt5jxylues296q0nm48vy88n7xuxya6e4pgcmqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasseaaryh They want you to believe there is no alternative to Neoliberalism.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/434/978/784/630/209/original/46b09ec73fbe74e2.png"> <br/> 2026-10-13T18:19:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgg9z3r3ky7gsau5zyy9t36xkjv72pdqfdwxt6zgkxlrru6rm4auszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass97hwvf “Anarchism is not a romantic fable <br/>but the hardheaded realization, <br/>based on 5,000 years of experience, <br/>that we cannot entrust the<br/>management of our lives to <br/>kings, priests, politicians, generals, <br/>and county commissioners.”<br/><br/> - Edward Abbey 2026-10-09T20:09:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvkgtdvkzkmtdyyux5zdy65zf4y5zgu3n7wsrvhcue4ef5kq8f07qzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasslttvef From David Graeber&#39;s piece, &#39;Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!&#39;<br/><br/><a href="https://davidgraeber.org/articles/are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-maysurprise-you/">https://davidgraeber.org/articles/are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-maysurprise-you/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/391/388/308/499/980/original/707122d543c53ef0.png"> <br/> 2026-10-06T01:34:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2tu8hqxkk4x5wzhg4ucqxuef79flx3uyd22ry9j07lz7ky4tg56czyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasscdgwma I’m thinking of a labor movement, but <br/>one very different than the kind we’ve <br/>already seen. A labor movement that <br/>manages to finally ditch all traces of <br/>the ideology that says that work is a <br/>value in itself, but rather redefines <br/>labor as caring for other people.&#34;<br/><br/>- David Graeber 2026-10-03T02:16:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswenl6cgwj7x3c5jmdg7cfhrn7fhj3squ4je9t2y89eam6cvv02xczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass7k8u6t &#34;On one level Anarchism is a belief that most forms of irresponsibility that seem to make power necessary are in fact the effects of power itself. <br/><br/>In practice though Anarchism is a constant questioning, an effort to identify every compulsory or hierarchical relation in human life &amp; then to challenge them to justify themselves. And if they cannot (which usually turns out to be the case) an effort to is to be made to limit their power and thus widen the scope of human liberty.&#34;<br/><br/> - David Graeber<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/361/452/043/135/167/original/bbd0c5abfbed03d5.png"> <br/> 2026-09-30T18:41:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvw7m8c6e2s0a6hya9tqr0ztl4vwfzred9n6dc83kjwmje6gxlznczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass5l37a0 <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/348/330/364/592/235/original/7564ba78358ce79f.png"> <br/> 2026-09-28T11:03:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyywcn4f3vqzk3ah3vd8v9czdvkc0wxy399689s0weehgnuyqpagqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass5alzjm A reminder that all the aspects of our economic system are made up and we can have a better system if we wanted to.<br/><br/>Homelessness for example. We could have an economy that builds homes for homeless people. <br/><br/>It does not have to be this way. 2026-09-27T04:10:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstxg0can0ajd8w7cp97n5upzw66xp75wdvt69jhzvqw3zqhn4ewyszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassal8y2n A little bit about the topic of Anarchism.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/334/672/646/777/455/original/dd06781d1657ded1.png"> <br/> 2026-09-26T01:10:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgth6av3sdg6fvh432euvsnp7jgkdtt5hg30d0eyhhkvzd5sp22zgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassg53jp3 Politicians make excuses like &#34;there is no money for the poor&#34; because they do not want to admit how they have been bought. <br/><br/>Applies to the UK, to the USA and many more nations.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/321/367/850/814/768/original/9bfa4df900fb0370.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-09-23T16:47:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsykudwn0lxuyaz85a6fht3zle5d2fqnq34drjrugvwlywsjrevf9gzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassya9qhu It is often presented to us that what is good for Wall Street is good for us. <br/><br/>David Graeber explained that this is not really true.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/295/668/445/319/231/original/4adb094199dbff37.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-09-19T03:53:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsryct46tqfps9lc2xg2ewyc6s5320dkxfg0yalu9hfn8sx468wn8gzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassfd0gl6 The Economy at the End of the World:<br/><br/>Michael Hudson and Kathleen Tyson discuss the Mechanics of Financial Rupture.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/ZQxFaeEG_E0">https://youtu.be/ZQxFaeEG_E0</a> 2026-09-17T13:45:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz4dr0v5pyyl8nxtraytj2r4gwv85a923lf67upsn2r6ss63qde5qzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasslw0ggu From David Graeber&#39;s book, The Utopia Of Rules.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/265/453/676/721/512/original/3000b32abab8c4a0.png"> <br/> 2026-09-13T19:47:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8558u8rpu6dfs0r3rfdpdnqlvxch08sarpz3avrqx8wxf2jztq0qzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassyjhz6t Fascism in Britain has not come from nothing. It is the result of decades of Thatcherism and then Austerity.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/264/148/055/264/596/original/461e60835afe56fa.png"> <br/> 2026-09-13T14:15:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0s3tcmjpph0y3yladgmgp4nhd0nj4j92txjueak9e7k037e00kwczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasstcpjh6 Plus the super-rich tend to have pretty bad taste.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/113/058/768/811/285/original/44c76d74fdbe4f2f.png"> <br/> 2026-08-17T21:51:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsreqdarryjjcd4s3q9zs5hmp6tkdvc9g7eg0h88av8hy0uernz82gzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasswmaa5x David Graeber &amp; the BATTLE between anthropology and economics<br/><br/>The Youtuber, Brett Scott, made an interesting video about Anthropology. He has made previous videos about Graeber&#39;s books. Check him out!<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/X9E1-grAvDk">https://youtu.be/X9E1-grAvDk</a> 2026-08-15T07:24:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd2nxzwu6208gjufw7kr9akhde067jv89v0n87t3l0atudl4gdn9gzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasss9xkjw The reality of modern work and of the opportunities available.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/038/076/512/327/456/original/7017b427cb318d0d.png"> <br/> 2026-08-04T16:03:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs24kps66up5wg07yzesmk5gfa8uulqwvtgqdk60636j8d6mjp5jagzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassxwy6m7 Despite what Water Privatisation did in the UK, the believers in the magic of Privatisation still believe. <br/><br/>They really do have quite a lot in common with a Religious Cult.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/117/032/689/883/006/112/original/545ae42dc5ee146b.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-08-03T17:19:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdu37xwmge2har0d406ck8dfcldz79990l9v6d65srplxxum87zeczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasspvxpdk It is weird how public services like Healthcare which many Europeans have had for generations are seen as Radical, Extreme and Dangerous in the USA.<br/><br/>Almost feels like an entire country has been lied to that services which will improve their lives are something to be scared of. 2026-07-24T17:01:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswfrjtxy24mgpwq3580l8s9szhpss7djjlh5nqnyqs9eyp25ywz7qzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasssaz6yz <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/905/195/994/219/589/original/2b5f1631a1a493c0.png"> <br/> 2026-07-12T04:48:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsprqphjhtc7ur6f00paky6hwr6hjdkpzd35dfyrexy4u8rmmv5spszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasschqzfz Our next discussion will take place on Thursday<br/><br/>Prof Michael Hudson will speak with @Kathleen_Tyson_ <br/><br/>They will discuss GOLD!<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/0db9ZjvYL20">https://youtu.be/0db9ZjvYL20</a> 2026-07-07T19:06:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdzt9ahve0jedgh39j6vmjddmjw4gcsz7xnrcppqyg7gfthstqwrszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassfmpz4q One element of neoliberalism is that many many people live with huge amounts of debt. It&#39;s bad.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/864/982/740/068/993/original/4f1c42b692be6fc5.png"> <br/> 2026-07-05T02:22:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ns4hk0s9644f5vu0ey4s8kw06dc9earapmdw548rkfxnvuc5mrszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassg7fknf &#34;Socialism means taking money away from those who work hard.&#34;<br/><br/>No, it&#39;s the opposite. Socialism is about cleaners, nurses, waiters, barbers, cooks, bus drivers having housing, healthcare &amp; security. <br/><br/>It&#39;s about appreciating those who feed us, take care of us &amp; who keep the economy running. 2026-06-27T21:42:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsts25w63j6kx2uet7es8s34uj9hlcfm49axuszxxtnr9k89wuh87szyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass8uweus Honestly, if our economic system doesn&#39;t take care of the elderly, the disabled, and the homeless while those in care work such as nurses and cleaners live in poverty while having no free time, then what is even the point of having an economy? 2026-06-03T02:35:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxvks7v84npqrm760uspd3ksshc08n0cm5xsmsc7q7d4hpacdc4eqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasszmmnt5 &#34;The working classes are the caring <br/>classes, and always have been. It <br/>is just the incessant demonisation <br/>directed at the poor by those who <br/>benefit from their caring work<br/>that makes it difficult, in a public <br/>forum to acknowledge it.”<br/>.<br/> - David Graeber 2026-05-31T14:56:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvdxq6hmrn6ztsq8m30fyk0ssm5ccgvztdh8h2a97nklmtcvu9j9szyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass6k2tmf If you like Jewish history, we have a talk with Molly Crabapple about her book on the Bund. <br/><br/>It takes place on Thursday. Come along and ask your questions to Molly. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTfbjY_2jUA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTfbjY_2jUA</a> 2026-05-29T23:58:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9y8zkd4qkjlh3q3hn6u3wkdymgl4k5pp4vm7cd44qcz7vxj8sm9szyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasslt703j “We modern-day humans tend to exaggerate our differences. The results of such exaggeration are often catastrophic. Between war, slavery, imperialism and sheer day-to-day racist oppression, the last several centuries have seen so much human suffering justified by minor differences in human appearance that we can easily forget just how minor these differences really are.”<br/><br/>From Dawn Of Everything. <br/>By David Graeber and David Wengrow. 2026-05-17T03:50:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszysmqnsr6rfkzhnaeyc88ukg88em08u4ku5xnqq4fkh5ecr4eudszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasskwxfre “No, it’s not ‘normal’ for humans to be in competition all the time.<br/><br/>It’s not normal to work for most of your waking hours of the day.<br/><br/>It’s not normal to be stressed 24/7.<br/><br/>Stop taking a few hundred years of capitalism and pretending that’s just how being human is. It’s not.” 2026-05-13T17:52:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv0yyq7vnag8h23yuwyph7p9wy0gws3dzze7v5gvzfwa24ghk04agzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass7lpdvx We could employ everyone to build social housing, hospitals, new railways, and schools. Instead, trillions are poured into war, bailouts, and corporate subsidies while basic infrastructure crumbles and millions struggle to survive.<br/><br/>This is why we need an alternative to neoliberalism. 2026-05-12T14:56:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdj54nw4564mm38u4v656t5z3wc2geetpcld2far02xtx4ehh90eszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassntcw0p Maybe it&#39;s worth thinking of alternatives to the current economic system.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/558/954/643/048/591/original/024309a2a09628eb.png"> <br/> 2026-05-12T01:15:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd48awee93xsnfuqmvkt6ccqc60f79ml6unntz6n5m5j0w6tz9mrqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassxcuqx5 The likes of Musk and Thiel want us to be fighting with each other and hating each other so we don&#39;t unite against them.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/553/488/070/419/280/original/c3f92810d32bc344.png"> <br/> 2026-05-11T02:05:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2pg9k85e3824mfryckdjzk2kdeae583rqeg5hqy3vw38uwwp4t9gzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassg9cx4f &#34;What would happen if we stopped acting as if the primordial <br/>form of work is laboring at a production line, or wheat field, <br/>or iron foundry, or even in an office cubicle, and instead <br/>started from a mother, a teacher, or a caregiver? <br/>.<br/>We might be forced to conclude that the real business of <br/>human life is not contributing toward something called the <br/>economy but the fact that we are all, and have always been, <br/>projects of mutual creation.&#34;<br/>.<br/> - David Graeber 2026-05-11T01:06:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstt62cse3ynxzy4eny8rqlg8g9t39jfjt7rrjmwh8chhmas7ut2nczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasspschzf Peoples&#39; experiences in the world of work are different to the myths about meritocracy that we are told.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/545/891/639/013/746/original/9437aa9c68cbd572.png"> <br/> 2026-05-09T17:54:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxck9agq62zj09usn0m2qmyawz2uyxglxccd64pd7gv99kh0ffslczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassav7scs When David Graeber warned Labour not to abandon its principles, give up socialism and become a Centrist Party, he was ignored and even mocked by the Labour-Right. <br/><br/>But his prediction that abandoning socialism would ruin the party, well David has been proven right.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/535/555/296/451/055/original/67240275dd82b09c.png"> <br/> 2026-05-07T22:06:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstquf3wy56ukaglxs5najvlwz0s78dm6pata832xzekufc5h6g6yqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassfxfdpg Sometimes it is not complicated.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/534/480/801/376/254/original/a6fbeef960c1c9e2.png"> <br/> 2026-05-07T17:31:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfk8pjn494q29a5lr7gsp5ry5lq2r77vvctk5p56hu66kzlg3p6sszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassh95wxw &#34;Human beings are projects of mutual creation. Most of the work we do is on each other. The working classes just do a disproportionate share of that work. <br/><br/>They are the caring classes, and always have been. It is just the incessant demonisation directed at the poor by those who benefit from their caring work that makes it difficult, to acknowledge it.&#34;<br/><br/> - David Graeber 2026-05-07T00:40:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrnerj3m66ksenj9ym5uxswan4dw44q7lt5g3xs9xlmanln7ukmhqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassac7m4q We could easily feed, house and provide healthcare to everyone many times over.<br/><br/>Overpopulation arguments ignore the elephant in the room, which is the unequal distribution and consumption of resources.<br/><br/>The earth can support billions, but it cannot support billionaires. 2026-05-07T00:11:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspu62fn2e3lzna9qgpe5tl6r6wvvf4z6csykss6gl87c2tr5mkgnczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassquma2t Happy Birthday to Sir David Attenborough who turns 100 years old this week. <br/><br/>He is someone whose words we should all stop and think about.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/508/403/509/363/576/original/bfb2a57d669ee4f6.png"> <br/> 2026-05-03T02:59:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfaywg575fvdlnakwnurdu3mh7v8n3ely2m5vhvwh8upzy3jmgd8czyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassx5vrqw Under modern capitalism, new technology that should be used to shorten the workweek and make life easier for people, instead is used to throw workers out of jobs, boost stock prices and to enrich billionaires. 2026-05-01T19:08:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqh4c8wuq30xf0wkk52k9askjq7sykfnyarx98zcgmkgx8c6dkj0gzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassfcujz9 <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/496/510/946/830/074/original/4dbea97295a68d46.png"> <br/> 2026-05-01T00:34:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8q2y2jgsl8qxdg055nqvh3l9reyw5pxs5l7w86ftyek0lv7drcngzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassnyvh0j A reminder for today that all the aspects of our economic system are made up and we can have a new and better system if we want. <br/><br/>It does not have to be this way. 2026-04-29T04:16:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2xyqy6kz3p8xptqavx65z6gkaec3kcuvduexn9zr759ufs9v9kzszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassh0e92p <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/387/322/973/792/838/original/bd19e404c6d58dee.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-11T17:46:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs06mu83gv8d924utxannzkf3vlvm4xq7rmuuped8wfrzm923xxn5szyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass7g0uca The likes of Peter Thiel and El*n Musk have their &#39;solutions.&#39;<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/315/980/065/560/890/original/451a1d1ef3b0f604.png"> <br/> 2026-03-30T03:23:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw78ly3k6rurv3c47quqfzprersz67gsrtcer6mamc4ggaqr2c08qzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasshcsmmh If people spend most of their money on Rent or paying Debts, then they won&#39;t have much money for food, for pubs, clothes, to go to concerts etc.....<br/><br/>Even if you believe in Capitalism, surely you must admit that the current system is not working. 2026-03-30T02:09:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8taq8p5nnsn4adeu0l05szlfuhz308mrw5yz2l399c2knjy2sf6qzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass6gdj96 Work could be fulfilling.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/296/218/335/366/092/original/094ceead09befa75.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-03-26T15:40:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstn0xytlzzxn4w0dvzdy85t2qgpf5k65dyex58nnn2zh849m32n6szyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass2l94m0 Agree or disagree, we need to be discussing Universal Basic Income. <br/><br/>It is too important of a subject just to scroll past.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/290/636/637/772/933/original/77aebaad2fcafa55.png"> <br/> 2026-03-25T15:58:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrmj58jye603ssxz9u7rfefyf7auzk8tvspye7r9wkuwl4ra24u4qzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassppq9q6 Imagine people could make up their own minds about what it was that they would pursue.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/262/278/906/889/762/original/fb45bef5a70ae5ef.png"> <br/> 2026-03-20T15:46:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv558letkatlqzqqmetrm2r5r05u6pvv2gvsfajpq49spdxxmu45czyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassxmxt9k <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/195/922/594/593/657/original/293a2d2818ced92a.png"> <br/> 2026-03-08T22:31:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgc6tf3p2hf43ctteh66z9dxh3hv6tsfsv58h038m49m6gustjexszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasscasfh5 He said this back in 2020.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/162/816/752/277/541/original/aa6d434f744955b8.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T02:12:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0xdxqhfsgdxzgfapulmma8yk2wvjw4ejwmptyf5gu6362ejsrr7czyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassn3njzs We need to stop measuring the economy by how wealthy the top 1% are doing or by how much the stock market has increased.<br/><br/>Instead we need to start measuring a country’s success by its standard of living, its access to healthcare/education and its the levels of homelessness/poverty. 2026-02-25T01:34:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrpeynnedf9q0n23mpcxyw6t83h8t3pl8q8edzgtwjps33qx2hy3szyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasskql3el Michael Hudson explains how Trump&#39;s awfulness motivates countries to produce their own food and have other policies that move them away from Neo-liberalism.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/109/571/905/975/027/original/af81f8275bfd9b68.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-02-21T16:31:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx2q4s6xtn20jm5lpdq0yelua6lajgwjhwclpw02juqcgtnt7c7pgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassv8k8s6 <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/098/235/164/141/812/original/a41e40e82f1ac92d.png"> <br/> 2026-02-19T16:28:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdjlatp9ucg0c9txu85e726m7m6gag5mege76gzlpzvq2j6u3m8cqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasssun8mg <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/075/318/636/171/460/original/04d18e4de25cc059.png"> <br/> 2026-02-15T15:20:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8a35w2xuz8v53793vsd48nm3v0ewhmplq5cl3q7hq696rttv3asszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasszhn6r8 From, &#39;Managerial Feudalism to the Revolt of the Caring Classes (Graeber; 2019).<br/><br/><a href="https://davidgraeber.org/articles/from-managerial-feudalism-to-the-revolt-of-the-caring-classes/">https://davidgraeber.org/articles/from-managerial-feudalism-to-the-revolt-of-the-caring-classes/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/055/790/461/322/830/original/8ea04aeccff54efd.png"> <br/> 2026-02-12T04:34:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp8f3nqamypz9lu5p83qdwhnxwuheajxwtekpwqtuftgsw5ggfspqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassaen2np <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/038/583/409/811/036/original/340d03c6fab5f328.png"> <br/> 2026-02-09T03:37:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2xwxqkvtl6rshmjw2cy8zrk5gf583zhqe3accats82yr7cjr72hgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasspay4rl David Graeber explained why jobs that often do quite a lot of damage to society, those jobs tend to be very highly paid.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/035/942/584/224/288/original/2c6114bf1062c59b.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-02-08T16:28:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdqqxkzz5gg6tum5y9qn3yfa6w299g79nx7s2svlqq6n4rvj7x0szyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass4aw0zg <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/030/440/046/439/116/original/239559bd328bf881.png"> <br/> 2026-02-07T17:06:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszlrfaw5e2uzn9d264lnxkxxtqyyhfnceg8uc72e75tual27ykkdgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassr5hunz <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/116/024/888/808/498/432/original/83c7f324e8165d99.png"> <br/> 2026-02-06T17:35:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2v8y0tgv6x9saglwcl4zeu6qhky96nz2a2lw78tyvh6keharmnjqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassatlskh &#34;Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. It has no satiation point, since its consummation does not fill the inner emptiness, boredom, loneliness, and depression.&#34;<br/><br/>- Erich Fromm<br/>(1900 to 1980) 2026-02-05T01:38:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfkzaflfu0wax8f0vj336ekwwnzlvw6d5nvnjged9e9fhlck6mklgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassmsujw3 Most work is caring for other people.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/987/027/626/313/674/original/48a703f9ccd42224.png"> <br/> 2026-01-31T01:06:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs25pa37jlym6pyga8wec5rzfm2e3xsqqg9eazmhtutj688tnj3qcszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassj53q6z If you are interested in Decolonization and African History, we have a stream about to start on the topics!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/RvoB6mgqck0">https://www.youtube.com/live/RvoB6mgqck0</a> 2026-01-29T17:23:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswgpxfctvlzytvj35hktdnl8ryhu5fhrupfddu0rmslgwulnmlwfczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasszg0ck6 The actor, Edward Norton, calls for a General Strike!<br/><br/>&#34;What they are doing in Minnesota with the strike needs to expand. We should be talking about a national General and Economic Strike.&#34;<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/960/149/276/684/583/original/832a3823e6019623.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-01-26T07:14:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsysk6k4apcefped4ngymwzfmnm999ncakgz763c8yjk5esk2c20kczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasszdz9wn <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/959/446/958/018/043/original/c47d302569cecdde.png"> <br/> 2026-01-26T04:12:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9s063gwctw6wjxrvtl2s98t2e7l0867njka0lqvaky63twh5uvfczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass8awp0r &#34;Hopelessness isn’t natural. It needs to be produced. <br/><br/>If we really want to understand this situation, we have to begin by understanding that for decades we have seen the construction of a vast bureaucratic apparatus for the creation and maintenance of hopelessness, a kind of giant machine that is designed, first and foremost, to destroy any sense of possible alternative futures.&#34;<br/><br/> - David Graeber<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/941/187/166/344/333/original/b013831ceffc645f.png"> <br/> 2026-01-22T22:48:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz7yudetq96mx0ghqezf04h3rtp4cdchu759uk809csn79f97ggwgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass6ml9dm <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/902/145/596/333/909/original/aeb64e8d6e7b3360.png"> <br/> 2026-01-16T01:20:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv2p5k6uf4rcxxax0rlzqv7r3qch7gx5u6seh7rfgrmdj5yu9a5ggzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassh7agww ICE attack teachers, carers, cab drivers, supermarket staff and even nurses, people who keep the economy going and provide huge value to society<br/><br/>On the other hand ICE provide no value to society with their work actively making the world a worse place<br/><br/>Being an ICE agent really is the ultimate bullshit job. 2026-01-15T03:46:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd3yfvjgsumttmtygxyf8s2tk7k9ejl5pwkhwyvcams0endheuvtszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassk696fl Our generation can learn from those like Erich Fromm who lived in Germany when the Nazis rose to power.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/894/402/917/466/675/original/9dfb31000c9042ec.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-14T16:31:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs27mrwtyz96y9hd8r5ll5xqtfukkvahlcmy726vtn588pl6wsw48szyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass6ylcgt Howard Zinn would have a lot to say about the world in 2026 if he was here today.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/871/925/157/406/051/original/a77a4e07cc479d7f.png"> <br/> 2026-01-10T17:14:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsps8pws96lwcykfzlgrgu3r94smq886z3839d2rynwnf6qp0ppklqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass7tlvct <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/868/875/355/987/974/original/610deaf7f9b71f82.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-10T04:19:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqtv2c600xhge7kg6jvrst2ytwyp7rdfefx9er8xhy3n0x0numzdqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassfpuqdu Hannah Arendt saw the terror of Nazis in the 1920s and 30s and was imprisoned by the Gestapo. <br/><br/>She knew the importance of standing up to Fascism and to Fascist Terror.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/862/417/124/671/253/original/7817059e35e39ea9.png"> <br/> 2026-01-09T00:58:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2gj7j59way6nzge783epj22e6k08r4p2r0gk6dfc5kf0e7yjhpyszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassaw0gne Don&#39;t forget too the role of FoxNews and other media platforms in all this.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/860/281/221/994/394/original/0c2dac29523f0c23.png"> <br/> 2026-01-08T15:53:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdgufxftghfw07ctvvz5jctlymtxq892s4wdkulje523c9t4huqszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasszrfvzy One thing today has shown is that ordinary people who are politically active protesting their Govt, they are far braver than any of the career politicians running the Govt. <br/><br/>And frankly without such brave people, we would not even have the limited rights that we do have. 2026-01-07T23:54:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst22de4aazprx7p3rdu45rmhe9yn0ejn9nkc7a955mrxmhv2dxmzczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasst80e6u During times like this, the wisdom of John Pilger is very much needed.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/837/557/883/305/355/original/4fdcedd25399ef74.png"> <br/> 2026-01-04T15:34:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgulgpk4qwgku0pz9xdkcj6q65w77mhvt7vfn7apfzww50atpzrkgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass36wu24 The UK is a bizarre country where its seen as just fine &amp; normal for people to sleep in tents in the freezing cold. Temperatures to hit -4 this week<br/><br/>But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/827/282/494/386/482/original/aadf63d1bcecc5ea.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-02T20:01:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs82u9z73zr8u7emkk26x88ed4kvrru86rqdgwyqrpcjnsgnmxny2gzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasslfam6q There is a great deal of work that is not bullshit and that very much helps people. Even if not highly paid (and not appreciated), such work is essential for society.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/826/215/102/608/606/original/de698fe802860008.png"> <br/> 2026-01-02T15:30:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszypahtkv6l3dy7slhpkudjt8w40j9al025wfd82ghxa7zrwgumpgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassqw4tde At the end of the month we will have an event on Decolonisation. <br/><br/>Kadija George Sesay will speak about the Decolonisation of Radical Black Publishers in a Pan-African World<br/><br/><a href="https://davidgraeber.institute/kadija-george-sesay-the-decolonisation-of-radical-black-publishers-in-a-pan-african-world/">https://davidgraeber.institute/kadija-george-sesay-the-decolonisation-of-radical-black-publishers-in-a-pan-african-world/</a> 2026-01-02T14:46:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvruxz0ykvtggra0xeuw23dss8adntev25rs7svfyt2qr9vp46dxczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassun2dez Revolutions in Reverse is a book from David Graeber about politics, violence and art. <br/><br/>If you are searching for a book to read for 2026 that will make you think about different possibilities for this world - make you think about alternatives to capitalism, this might be a good pick.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/786/513/752/921/377/original/66c310b2983b4da8.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-26T15:13:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq6zuylsjxrku4qfkmqfsz499duuqn52a39nyae2t05tf83d5m9xqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassxt2654 The only thing we can imagine is catastrophe.<br/><br/><a href="https://davidgraeber.org/articles/the-only-thing-we-can-imagine-is-catastrophe/">https://davidgraeber.org/articles/the-only-thing-we-can-imagine-is-catastrophe/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/776/385/094/486/089/original/a04b747d5aefaa22.png"> <br/> 2025-12-24T20:17:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfam9lwxknumyxcxc8ddzexskja6m7t68n5eusxa5juel7uyqp9vszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass66fqj6 Household debt, the debt people have with the bank, or on a mortgage or on credit cards.........this is nothing like the debt that Government has.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/775/257/928/267/618/original/dd823ef679b8c031.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-12-24T15:30:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs05xdnzy0fuw6zhsd6rgndr6nkmpqqg50u0wsx260m6elxenuufvczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassh0q7du <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/758/266/499/180/162/original/a3b5d0a79346bd1a.png"> <br/> 2025-12-21T15:29:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx3wavfq5u2jufz2y5edtqjyl7dwza9s2z5686fujwxl63d8a4gsgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassnanvu2 About to start<br/><br/>Come and see our livestream with Prof Steve Keen and ask your questions in the chat!<br/><br/>link to stream: <a href="https://youtu.be/vSpGJOnklwU">https://youtu.be/vSpGJOnklwU</a> 2025-12-09T17:51:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv9cx4swm4azxkntzjugqxdrl5yhprcawejdzcqu7e0k04t8v63cczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasst65e5l Our livestraem about David Graeber&#39;s work is starting now<br/><br/>Please come along and ask your questions in the chat!!!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/4-AlIT-GnQk">https://www.youtube.com/live/4-AlIT-GnQk</a> 2025-12-08T17:50:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs25ypwxyq4ss992qteuvu4j8nsfvevj0j7wljdmxgqv4ljuf9scrgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassnhldcq We have a number of interesting livestreams coming up<br/><br/>This includes one with Michael Hudson on Wednesday 10th Dec<br/><br/>He will talk about the changing world order, Colonialism and the end of capitalism. He will also answer questions from the Youtube chat. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/Zvy3PAQtih8">https://www.youtube.com/live/Zvy3PAQtih8</a> 2025-12-06T18:24:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszapu9gq4z9fxtee77km5nv7wd4rtggpqs89vx7c2vjz7a5ru4dsszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassx9x06d David Graeber once wrote an important piece about the power of protest and the police. This is an extract.<br/><br/><a href="https://davidgraeber.org/articles/on-the-phenomenology-of-giant-puppets-broken-windows-imaginary-jars-of-urine-and-the-cosmological-role-of-the-police-in-american-culture/">https://davidgraeber.org/articles/on-the-phenomenology-of-giant-puppets-broken-windows-imaginary-jars-of-urine-and-the-cosmological-role-of-the-police-in-american-culture/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/658/756/637/549/168/original/0019937561ce295c.png"> <br/> 2025-12-04T01:43:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst0gkf4ygrtv5ra3uj9ntgdl0z5snwh355y65ggud06677m48pm0czyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassksfwkc Back in 1949, Albert Einstein wrote WHY SOCIALISM. <br/><br/>Here is an extract.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/639/011/030/718/723/original/668899b50a94bc3e.png"> <br/> 2025-11-30T14:01:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr7gm2s7jt35esxtujngwt0dwxnymvazg47dh7860ke6k2nc56ptgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasstp26rn We could house everyone. We could feed everyone. We could care for everyone. We could build devices designed to last as long as possible. We could align our manufacturing around the needs of the people and the planet.<br/><br/>We materially have the resources to do so.<br/><br/>That&#39;s why leftists are so angry. The resources we need to build a world everyone can thrive in literally already exist. We are just using them mostly to pamper the rich or murder the poor. 2025-11-30T00:47:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdvn2n44umwk8ze8manyszfalm7lergq6kfmxzlh80g7wa63ydj3czyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasshnqwgf We recently published a lesser known article by David Graeber written in 2013 called - Buncombe.<br/><br/>Here is the piece and an extract. <br/><br/><a href="https://davidgraeber.org/articles/buncombe">https://davidgraeber.org/articles/buncombe</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/588/147/538/670/472/original/dc218c230a2ec378.png"> <br/> 2025-11-21T14:26:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxnvxutvvd39aexjmgmwtscn3gvj74cx7dre2e322cmn56pylqwkgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasse6w8qu There will be an online event by the David Graeber Institute on December 8th. <br/><br/>Cory Doctorow and Brian Eno will speak about poetic technologies and the work of David Graeber<br/><br/>Save The Date! <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/4-AlIT-GnQk">https://www.youtube.com/live/4-AlIT-GnQk</a> 2025-11-17T14:38:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp43tz6k8el05275epnswtvygep08ws3h08ckj3h00wldjx34hzzqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass2ssqt5 Is this new system we are moving to even Capitalism, <br/><br/>or is just Feudalism with modern technology?<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/514/769/890/223/230/original/1ba6f8bdb4d2d5ce.png"> <br/> 2025-11-08T15:25:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdp8xul55927yu245se8yt46t9pfr0gjn75hvln3h6shwnxp98xcgzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassz2h35r Yesterday, we held a livestream with Prof Tim Ingold about the topic of &#39;Art In A Possible World.&#39;<br/><br/>If you could not make it, you can view the stream here on our youtube channel.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/eJc2fWZLj2g">https://youtu.be/eJc2fWZLj2g</a> 2025-11-07T13:53:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrgw93nm3ewgmwssanp0sdv7zavk9sf0y2qtn9lsd6np8kek89tvszyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassx2qmer It is a neo-liberal myth, the idea of an unregulated bank.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/469/698/276/435/718/original/30f80956ea64819b.png"> <br/> 2025-10-31T16:23:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgx3n65vpyx3h9xlrcrats50ymfe7nu9atk3tr20y52gt4pjsvcxczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassq7jfhz Politics must be more than a choice between a Corporate Democrat and a Trumpist Fascist.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/443/615/472/720/674/original/1083418bb9661229.png"> <br/> 2025-10-27T01:49:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp27k52zeekzqwgkkern93yhnhgr2gthzxk427n0ur2telqe95maqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassw579uy Neo-Liberalism has transferred so much of our wealth to the Billionaire class while telling us its socialism that we should be afraid of. 2025-10-26T01:31:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs90a9pwl8u37vl30za0psrtr6l4v47a6ks777008khhanpwh49z8czyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vass9nx6cm <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/423/741/380/331/692/original/27e819b0b4298807.png"> <br/> 2025-10-23T13:35:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszqxxymr0rkc9u5w7krsejtmq5hqwhuaaylql3uydpa7jrgl5kvhczyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassjt2ug8 Modern capitalism has more in common with Feudalism and the oldstyle slave-system than most people realize.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/378/803/163/764/303/original/a0ac1c135f65efc8.png"> <br/> 2025-10-15T15:07:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg0cfnrwk8wyt4v5c6y5rwnfvp98n3zjmr9yruamj92yrvdwvt62qzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasswj7nn9 Yes<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/362/174/246/329/546/original/b5bf3c592eb107ad.png"> <br/> 2025-10-12T16:38:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv5fwhrzkrelnnu088tpqdvc6u3lh4y24ssre2wcvxuc0dlysx32szyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasspytxea &#34;The police don’t spend their time fighting violent criminals. Instead, they <br/>enforce administrative regulations &amp; endless rules. Rather than protecting us <br/>against violence they bring the threat of violence to situations where it&#39;d never <br/>occur otherwise. Most incidents of domestic violence, a drunken brawl, or <br/>gang fights, they don’t get involved however try driving down the street with <br/>no license plates: how long it&#39;ll be before you&#39;re surrounded by people <br/>with weapons.&#34;<br/><br/> - David Graeber 2025-10-07T20:00:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8gw8yzyjgjyjjyxft9549ujhp8mylgjk6m3l6alxaxgzdt4p8jfqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassq9ans3 Always worth stopping to think about what Noam Chomsky has to say.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/327/546/848/598/945/original/1995d0912efba13d.png"> <br/> 2025-10-06T13:51:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqzgdhluncguu5dy7w530r9ltalvt5w6nuf7k3eqv60pd5u8l28uqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vassvgyckp &#34;Cancel all student loan debt? But <br/>that would be unfair to all those <br/>people who struggled for years <br/>to pay back their student loans! <br/>Let me assure the reader that, <br/>as someone who struggled for <br/>years to pay back his student <br/>loans and finally did so, this <br/>argument makes about as <br/>much sense as saying it would <br/>be unfair to a mugging victim <br/>not to mug their neighbors too.&#34;<br/><br/> - David Graeber 2025-10-05T15:27:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvt0faa7clrjkzsvvl4qphjd4j7n6permvfmp8l0mztlr788q0jtqzyzkd9un8574dlat5nyl8ls9w5wwa07pe8qzwlfr58wn3e2aq2vasseytkff Yes<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/graebersocial/media_attachments/files/115/322/191/642/298/451/original/6694f58bf4544d52.png"> <br/> 2025-10-05T15:10:04Z