Occupy and open-source models illuminate a new possible reality, in which the democratic civic sphere, productive commons and a vibrant market can co-exist for mutual benefit. Where these three circles intersect, citizens decide on the optimal shape of their provisioning systems. Occupy has not just shown us prefigurative politics, but prefigurative economics as well. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.