From Alpha To Omega

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 welcome Cira Pascual Marquina to the show to talk 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 continue our reading of Chapter 6 - “Occupations as Micro-classes'' 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

We continue our reading of 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

We start Chapter 6: “Occupations as Micro-classes'' Planning Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mkSN9fmij-0ZhUnKaIcDaA7iDuQ7WSnscYIORth3HA8/edit?usp=share_link

On this episode we give an analysis of the excellent recent paper by Andrew Kliman on the Critique of the Gotha Program.  Paper: https://www.marxisthumanistinitiative.org/economics/marxs-critique-of-the-gotha-program-on-capitalism-vs-communism.html Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega

We continue Chapter 5 - “Michael Mann’s Two Frameworks of Class Analysis'' Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega The Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VsmYazOfhWjueQI7OqbUC7qCAU8J49mlUZNV4WTWLYw/edit?usp=sharing

We continue Chapter 5 - “Michael Mann’s Two Frameworks of Class Analysis''. Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ The Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VsmYazOfhWjueQI7OqbUC7qCAU8J49mlUZNV4WTWLYw/edit?usp=sharing

We continue Chapter 5 - “Michael Mann’s Two Frameworks of Class Analysis”. The Book Project:  https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ The Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VsmYazOfhWjueQI7OqbUC7qCAU8J49mlUZNV4WTWLYw/edit?usp=sharing

We start Chapter 5 - “Michael Mann’s Two Frameworks of Class Analysis” Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VsmYazOfhWjueQI7OqbUC7qCAU8J49mlUZNV4WTWLYw/edit?usp=sharing

This week we welcome Frieder Otto Wolf to the show to talk about Rudolf Hilferdings marxist classic ‘Finance Capital’. Frieder is a philosopher, political scientist, politician, and humanist, and an honorary professor of philosophy at the Freie Universität Berlin since 2007. He has also recently co-edited with Judith Dellheim ‘Rudolf Hilderding: What Do We Still Have to Learn from His Legacy?’ fro...

We finally finish Chapter 4 - ‘Class, Exploitation, and Economic Rents: Reflections on Sorensen’s “Toward a Sounder Basis For Class Analysis”’. But not before we get down and dirty with worker rents. Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z0yNkmlmN30z2pW-Q7hoxboqzdCeasQZ8mxWSxDq8nc/edit?usp=sharing

We continue Chapter 4 - ‘Class, Exploitation, and Economic Rents: Reflections on Sorensen’s “Toward a Sounder Basis For Class Analysis”’ and give neoclassical economics both barrels Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ The slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z0yNkmlmN30z2pW-Q7hoxboqzdCeasQZ8mxWSxDq8nc/edit?usp=sharing

We continue Chapter 4 - ‘Class, Exploitation, and Economic Rents: Reflections on Sorensen’s “Toward a Sounder Basis For Class Analysis”’ Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z0yNkmlmN30z2pW-Q7hoxboqzdCeasQZ8mxWSxDq8nc/edit?usp=sharing Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega

We finish our reading of the Paul Mattick 1970 Introduction to the ‘Fundamental Principles’. https://libcom.org/library/introduction-paul-mattick Book Project website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

The second part of our discussion with Sorrel on his time living in egalitarian communes.

This week we welcome Sorrel to the podcast to talk about his experiences living in egalitarian communes. These communes are based upon a labour time system, similar to that proposed by the GIC in the Fundamental Principles.

Today we read Paul Mattick's 1970 introduction to the Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution. The book project website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ The Paul Mattick Introduction: https://libcom.org/book/export/html/616

We begin Chapter 4 - ‘Class, Exploitation, and Economic Rents: Reflections on Sorensen’s “Toward a Sounder Basis For Class Analysis”’. The book project website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ The link to the slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z0yNkmlmN30z2pW-Q7hoxboqzdCeasQZ8mxWSxDq8nc/edit?usp=sharing

This is part three of our discussion with Nicholas C. Scott about the role of the self organised Cordones in the Chilean revolution.

This week is part two of our discussion with Nicholas C. Scott about the role the self organised Cordones played in the Chilean revolution. Nicholas recently had an article about the Cordones published in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/04/26/chile-is-writing-new-chapter-its-history/ The book project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

This week I’m delighted to welcome Nicholas C. Scott to the podcast to talk about the role the self organised Cordones played in the Chilean revolution. Nicholas is a PhD candidate in Latin American history at the University of Virginia and a specialist on the history of the role of the Cordones during the Chilean revolution. The book project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

Today we read Chapter 17 ‘Final Considerations’, which finishes our reading of the book. The book project website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

We discuss a computer simulation of the parecon planning process with Mitchell Szczepanczyk

We finish Chapter 3 - ‘Metatheoretical Foundations of Charles Tilly’s Durable Inequality’.  Book project website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ The Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RVTrPWEPEJlItgHSjf9dVQoKxRXx3rCGgPx13rZCugY/edit?usp=sharing Panellists: Derick - Mortal Science, Varn Vlog Kyle - General Intellect Unit Tiberius - Jumpsuit Utopia