From Alpha To Omega

Donal and I host a livestream where we talk all about the progress of our socialist planning book. https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

We continue our discussion with Geoffrey Bell about his book ‘The Twilight of Unionism: Ulster and Future of Northern Ireland’.

This week I am delighted to welcome Geoffrey Bell to the show, to discuss his book ‘The Twilight of Unionism: Ulster and Future of Northern Ireland’. Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

This week Donal  and myself discuss a really excellent book we recently read on the socialist calculation debate. The book is called Rivalry and Central Planning, and is written by the Austrian economist Don Lavoie. The Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega

We welcome Peter Åström to the podcast, to discuss an article he recently wrote for the Riff-Raff journal. Riff-raff describes itself as a ‘journal for a theoretical discussion of communism as a real movement’. The article:  http://www.riff-raff.se/texts/en/the-commodity-and-communism The book project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

We continue our discussion of Chapter 9 - “Is the Precariat a Class''.  Our socialist planning book project: theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com

We continue our discussion of LL Mens "The Capitalist Nature of the 'Socialist' Countries: A Politico-Economic Analysis"

Today Donal and myself discuss an amazing text by the little known Hong Kong based Left Communist L.L. Men. You can download the text from libcom.org here: https://libcom.org/article/ll-men-two-texts-defining-communist-programme The self-publishing friendly version of the pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jQYDzqw_dLIDYc1zt8B9tRdE-DvCXLsQ/view?usp=sharing Book Project: https://theclasslesssocie...

We start our discussion of  Chapter 9 - “Is the Precariat a Class''.  Book Project:  theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com .  The slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

We continue our discussion of  Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. Drunken Russian Miners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnmWYy-9ds&ab_channel=JustBenii Socialist planning book: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

We are delighted welcome back Prof. Peter Hudis to the show to talk about the introduction he wrote for the new edition of the Critique of the Gotha Program by PM Press. Critique of the Gotha Program (PM Press): https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1241 Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

We welcome back Donal to the show, to talk about a paper he wrote for the new radical journal - The Black Lamp. The paper is called:  ‘Viability Guided Decision Making: Modelling organisations using Viability Guided Decision Making’ It’s a very interesting paper which proposes a novel approach to fairly recent developments in cybernetic theory, and applying them to complex social systems. Donal, o...

We continue our discussion of  Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. The Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

We talk with Dr. Sara Swerdlyk about Rosa Luxemburg’s Mass Strike. Sara has a PhD from the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the Central European University and works for Between the Lines, a leftist book press based out of Toronto. https://btlbooks.com/

We continue Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''.  The Planning Book Project: http://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com The slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

We begin Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega Socialist Planning Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ The slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

We continue our conversation with Professer Thomas Uebel to the show to talk all about Otto Neurath and his impact on economic theory, the socialist calculation debate, and socialist planning. Planning Book Website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega

This week I’m really delighted to welcome Professer Thomas Uebel to the show to talk all about Otto Neurath and his impact on economic theory, the socialist calculation debate, and socialist planning. Professor Uebel was the editor of 'Otto Neurath - Economic Writings Selections 1904-1945'. Planning Book Project Website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

Part two of our conversation with Pat Devine on his thoughts about socialist planning.

This week I’m delighted to welcome Pat Devine to the show. Pat is an honorary research fellow at Manchester University and the author of ‘Democracy and Economic Planning: The Political Economy of a Self-Governing Society’. Planning Book Website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega

We continue our discussion with Cira Pascual Marquina about the Venezuelan commune movement. Cira is a Political Science professor at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela in Caracas and a writer and editor for Venezuela Analysis.  El Panal Commune: https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15629 Indorca Workers: https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15542

We begin Chapter 7 - “The Ambiguities of Class in Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century''. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega Socialist Planning Book: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1H22tkE7UmVQWgRPC_vt3GpCLCVZM5JmzA6SQ2-3qVLk/edit?usp=share_link

We continue our discussion Ed George from the Ed George’s Reading Marx Blog. We talk about a paper Ed wrote about long waves in history and what they mean for revolutionary action.  The paper we discuss: https://edgeorgesotherblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/through-what-stage-are-we-passing/ Reading Marx's Capital blog: https://readingmarx.wordpress.com/ Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmo...

This week I’m delighted to welcome Ed George from the Ed George’s Reading Marx Blog. Ed’s blog is a great resource for anybody who is serious about trying to understand Marx’s work. https://readingmarx.wordpress.com/ Book project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

We finish Chapter 6 - “Occupations as Microclasses''. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega The book project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ The slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mkSN9fmij-0ZhUnKaIcDaA7iDuQ7WSnscYIORth3HA8/edit?usp=share_link