Podcasting personal ideas and speeches as an expert in global social studies, from a commonist point of view. Most episodes are produced out of my extra-teaching and extra-research projects.
IDEAS IN MOTION
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Podcasting personal ideas and speeches as an expert in global social studies, from a commonist point of view. Most episodes are produced out of my extra-teaching and extra-research projects.
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June 5, 2026
The Quranic Blueprint for Global Commons
<p>In this episode, we sit down with <strong>Dr. S.A. Hamed Hosseini</strong> to discuss his work, <strong>"The Quranic Blueprint for a Global Commons."</strong> We explore how ancient theological principles offer a radical alternative to the enclosures of late-stage capitalism, reimagining everything from digital platforms to ecological governance as a shared sacred trust. <strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p><ul><ul><li><strong>Beyond Physical Resources:</strong> Dr Hosseini explains that the "commons" must expand beyond forests and water to include social institutions, digital knowledge, and infrastructure currently being marketised by global capital.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>The End of Absolute Ownership:</strong> We delve into the doctrine of <strong>Al-Mulk</strong>—the principle that absolute ownership belongs only to God—positioning human "ownership" as a temporary tenancy or <strong>Amanah</strong> (trust).</li></ul><ul><li><strong>From Autocracy to Cooperation:</strong> The discussion covers how enterprises must transition into multi-stakeholder cooperatives as they scale, ensuring that decision-making and profits are not monopolized by the few but shared among workers and communities.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Modern "Pastures" and "Fire":</strong> Dr Hosseini reinterprets prophetic traditions for the 21st century, arguing that modern factories, healthcare systems, and digital platforms are the new "shared pastures" that must be managed as public goods.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Council-Based Stewardship (Shura):</strong> We explore a macro-model of governance where the state and market are replaced by representative councils obligated to prioritize the vulnerable and the collective well-being over capital interest.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>The More-than-Human Collective:</strong> A central theme is the legal protection of non-human species, which the Quran recognizes as "communities like you," granting them baseline rights to sustenance and protection from ecological harm.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>A Systemic Alternative:</strong> Finally, we discuss how this blueprint provides a "third way" that transcends the failures of both state-socialism and corporate capitalism through mutual responsibility and balanced growth.</li></ul></ul><p>This episode is a call to restructure our global systems into humble guardians of a world where all creation—human and non-human—has a right to flourish.----------------------------------------------------------------<strong>Keywords </strong>#DrSAHamedHosseini #GlobalCommons #QuranicEconomics #AlMulk #Amanah #Shura #EcoJustice #PostCapitalism #DigitalCommons #Stewardship #SocialJustice</p>
June 3, 2026
Quranic Archaeology of Modern Power and Ruin (S A Hamed Hosseini)
<p>In this episode, we dive into <strong>"The Ruins of Hubris,"</strong> by Dr. S.A. Hamed Hosseini, a profound exploration of what the source calls a <strong>"Quranic archaeology of power."</strong> Rather than viewing the stories of lost empires like ‘Ad, Thamud, and the Pharaonic state as mere historical footnotes, we unearth them as <strong>diagnostic tools</strong> for our modern global crises—from ecological collapse to the rise of "techno-feudalism." <strong>Key Discussion Points:</strong></p><ul><ul><li><strong>The Architecture of Tyranny (Istikbar):</strong> We examine the concept of Istikbar—systemic pride—through the lens of Pharaoh’s "vertical infrastructure." We draw a chilling parallel between ancient towers of surveillance and today’s <strong>"digital towers,"</strong> where monopolistic algorithms and total surveillance networks are used to fragment and manipulate the public.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Eco-Imperialism and the "She-Camel":</strong> The episode explores the tragedy of Thamud, who were destroyed after "hamstringing" a she-camel that represented the shared commons of nature. This serves as a warning for our current era: when we treat the Earth’s resources as obstacles to profit, we trigger the <strong>Sayhah</strong>—a systemic backlash or ecological collapse.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>The invisible Violence of Markets (Bakhas):</strong> Drawing from the ruins of Madyan, we define Bakhas as the systemic <strong>undervaluation of labor and nature</strong>. We discuss how late-stage capitalism relies on this "financial trickery" to siphon wealth from the vulnerable while externalizing the true cost of environmental destruction.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>The Myth of Infinite Growth (Istikthar):</strong> We tackle the Quranic critique of Istikthar—the pathological drive to accumulate for the sake of accumulation. We even offer a "materialist" interpretation of the <strong>"Jinn"</strong> as the hidden, systemic elite forces and dark money pools that extract surplus value from humanity behind closed doors.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>The Radical Path Forward:</strong> Finally, we move from diagnosis to <strong>praxis</strong>. We discuss shifting from hierarchy to Shura (democratic councils), protecting the "She-Camel" (the rights of nature), and replacing hoarding with Infaq—the mandatory circulation of surplus wealth back into the collective.</li></ul></ul><p>This archaeology reminds us that injustice is inherently unsustainable, and the ruins of the past are mirrors reflecting the choices we must make today to ensure a shared future. <strong>Keywords</strong>#QuranicArchaeology #EcoJustice #TechnoFeudalism #Istikbar #Degrowth #SocialJustice #SystemicCollapse #Amanah #EconomicJustice #RightsOfNature</p>
May 22, 2026
Sustaining the Unsustainable: Why Corporate "Green" Programs are Stealing our Commons
<p><strong>Episode Description:</strong> In this episode, we explore the striking paradox of the modern food system: why are emissions, hunger, and land concentration intensifying even as multi-billion-dollar "sustainability" programs from global giants like Nestlé and PepsiCo expand at record rates?. We take a deep dive into the groundbreaking paper by <strong>S. A. Hamed Hosseini</strong>, titled <strong>"</strong><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/18/7/3290" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Sustaining What? From Corporate Sustainability to Agri-Food Transformation Through Commonist Value Theory</strong></a><strong>."</strong></p><p>Using the lens of <strong>Commonist Value Theory (CVT)</strong>, we uncover how corporate sustainability functions not as a solution, but as a <strong>"civilizing meta-mechanism"</strong>—a structural feedback loop designed to stabilize the current system by absorbing critique and neutralizing radical alternatives. </p><p>Hosseini argues that these programs engage in <strong>"decommonization,"</strong> the systematic enclosure and perversion of the shared life-supporting relations that sustain our planet.</p><p>We break down the four pillars of the "commons" being targeted:</p><ul><ul><li><strong>Creativity:</strong> How digital farming platforms like John Deere and Bayer "scrape" experiential farmer knowledge and turn it into proprietary algorithmic data.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Liveability:</strong> How complex ecosystems are reduced to tradeable metrics like carbon credits and biodiversity offsets.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Conviviality:</strong> How genuine community cooperation is replaced by corporate "farmer networks" and contractual compliance.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Alterity:</strong> How the radical language of "food sovereignty" is captured and redirected into supply chain optimization.</li></ul></ul><p>Join us as we discuss why "green capitalism" may be an oxymoron and how we can reclaim <strong>"True Value"</strong> through authentic, commons-based alternatives from the ground up.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> #CommonistValueTheory #SustainingTheUnsustainable #HamedHosseini #CorporateSustainability #AgriFoodTransformation #Decommonization #TrueValue #FoodSovereignty #RegenerativeAgriculture #DigitalFarming #MetaMechanisms #Greenwashing #AgTech</p>
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