Collective Altruism

Why did Effective Altruism abandon Open-Borders Advocacy?

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Aug 7 • 

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July 2025

If worker coops are so productive, why aren't they everywhere?

A response

Jul 31 • 

Bob Jacobs

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June 2025

Feminist Critiques of Scientific Methodology

And suggestions on how to improve it

Jun 30 • 

Bob Jacobs

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May 2025

Is Effective Altruism Neocolonial?

An overview of the arguments and counterarguments

May 7 • 

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April 2025

Cash Transfers or Reparations?

Exploring how two approaches aim to repair a broken world

Apr 26 • 

Bob Jacobs

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Billionaire Philanthropy: A Broken Band-Aid?

Charity, power, and who gets to define “good”

Apr 17 • 

Bob Jacobs

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How Democratic Is Effective Altruism — Really?

A closer look at how reputation, funding, and influence shape EA discourse

Apr 9 • 

Bob Jacobs

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How prediction markets create harmful outcomes: a case study

What sport scandals can teach us about legalizing prediction markets

Apr 2 • 

Bob Jacobs

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March 2025

Why giving workers stocks isn’t enough — and what co-ops get right

Addressing a common objection; why control matters more than liquidity

Mar 30 • 

Bob Jacobs

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How worker co-ops can help restore social trust

Data on a neglected problem with capitalist firms

Mar 26 • 

Bob Jacobs

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Some flags and emblems I made

Mostly for transnational unions

Mar 2 • 

Bob Jacobs

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February 2025

Why you should embrace Moral Uncertainty

How doubt can lead to more ethical decisions

Feb 27 • 

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