Alan Fortuny Sicart

What Elements Make It Possible to Create Alternative Media Platforms? Understanding and building alternative media is essential, because most outlets today are controlled by corporations or governments with little or no commitment to global justice. As cultural conflicts intensify, shaping the political sensibilities of the masses has never been more decisive. To succeed, an alternative platform must combine rigorous journalism, visual storytelling, and values that mainstream media often lack. Below, I outline the core elements, a low-cost implementation strategy, and the communication approach needed to build and sustain such a platform. Core Principles Editorial Rigor – Cross-validate every claim with multiple, reliable sources. – Avoid replicating the biases or framing tactics of mainstream outlets. Global Expertise – Collaborate with at least 60 experts worldwide to ensure diverse perspectives. – Maintain an international outlook rather than a narrow, national one. Multiformat Cont...

The evolution of technology in the 20th century brought about a form of relative emancipation—but also reached its most horrific expression in the tools used for mass murder during the Holocaust. After World War II, a new promise emerged: that integrated capital markets would bring peace and prosperity for all. However, technological infrastructures were quickly privatized. By the 1970s, communication providers had become powerful corporations. Since then, most technological investment has been directed toward enabling the financialization of the economy—allowing speculative transactions to be executed at ever faster speeds and on ever greater scales. This process culminated, though did not end, with the financial crash of 2008. Rather than questioning the inability of capital markets to reach equilibrium or provide equitable services, neoliberalism doubled down—further privatizing knowledge and social exchange through platforms like Google and Facebook. What we need today is the devel...

There is untapped potential in sports communication and drama to introduce social ideas. On the left, and particularly among academics, there is a tendency to avoid these spaces, often neglecting their quality and audience—sometimes even engaging in quite classist dismissals. This is a pity, as these spaces are clearly dominated by neoliberal, patriarchal, and consumerist narratives, yet they remain widely accessed and culturally influential. In Spain, key sports media outlets such as  Diario AS  and  Marca  are owned by large corporations—PRISA Group and Unidad Editorial, respectively. This is a sector that continues to grow and has shown resilience in times of crisis. Sports media has often been criticized for its lack of neutrality, weak data use, aggressiveness, football-centric focus, and close ties with major clubs. Many of these criticisms are valid, but we should not overlook its power to shape language and capture the attention, time, and emotions of million...

  Private consumption makes up roughly 60 % of global GDP . That is both an opportunity and a warning. Opportunity, because such a large share of economic activity can be redirected through conscious spending, lobbying, and coordinated boycotts. Warning, becaus e half of that spending is controlled by the richest 10 % —a group that, statistically, probably includes you if you are reading this. Even while rent-seeking landlords and energy monopolies squeeze our budgets, we still command a disproportionate slice of the world’s consumer wallet. As governments openly abandon the public good—funding genocide in Gaza and accelerating ecological collapse—we must wield our purchasing power to dismantle the machinery of colonialism, exploitation, and environmental destruction. 1. Boycott as Collective Politics, Not Lifestyle Branding Critics of capitalism often voice radical ideas while quietly driving cars in cities with good public transport, buying groceries from monopoly supermarkets, ...

In the following I will analyze and comment on the text and training from the KP:   https://kommunistischepartei.de/grundlagenschulung/kapitel-1-einleitung/ Die Welt, in der wir leben, ist eine kapitalistische Welt. Kapitalismus, das bedeutet, dass die gesamte wirtschaftliche Tätigkeit, dass jeder Bereich des gesellschaftlichen Lebens darauf ausgerichtet ist, dass das Kapital möglichst hohe Profite erzielen kann; das bedeutet, dass die Produktionsmittel in den Händen von Wenigen sind und nicht von der Gesellschaft für die Gesellschaft genutzt werden. We live in a world where the dominant system is capitalism, which means that what is produced is decided by the few who own capital, instead for the entirety of the society. While this is true, mostly for the West, let’s not forget the pluriverse of alternatives that still exists and are threatened by capitalism. As well as the non capitalistic ways in which we still handle, no without struggle, some commons and specially public goods...