Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT)

Machine cognition introduces a distinctive set of social problems precisely because it departs from the foundations of human rationality and moral judgment. Human rationality involves the capacity to reason through…

Emotional AI fundamentally reshapes the terrain of influence by converting inner states: mood, stress, empathy, anger; into measurable and actionable data. When such systems are paired with large-scale data collection,…

The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1922–1991) was a colonial project, even though the Soviet state defined itself as an anti-imperialist and anti-colonial power. The USSR was constitutionally framed…

Application of maximum utilization and rational distribution to open data as a supramundane resource, considering both its benefits and perils In PROUT (Progressive Utilization Theory), supramundane resources are non-material assets…

The Taliban’s introduction of a new Criminal Procedure Code in January 2026 is a continuation of their chilling vision for Afghanistan. Signed by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the document referred…

Practice moves faster than static ideology There are cooperatives that have investors who are not also workers. This is more common than many may think. Across the global cooperative movement…

On 25 January 2026, at Vilnius’ Rossa Cemetery in Lithuania, four figures stood in quiet alignment: Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda, Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Belarusian…

Key concepts that everyone should know: Earth laws, relationist ethos, rights of nature, ecocide, and their development There has been some shift toward Earth-centred law and governance. This represents a…

Some ideas/proposals that are necessary regarding decolonisation, income, housing, food and energy with a relational ethos The economy is not a law of nature. It is a social construct: a…

“Private ownership has been created by selfish opportunists, as the loopholes in this system provide them with ample scope for self-aggrandizement through exploitation.” PR Sarkar, Problems of the Day, 26 January…