From Alpha To Omega - podcast cover

From Alpha To Omega

Tom O'Brienwww.podomatic.com
What is happening to our economy and our politics? Are we stuck forever in this corporate dystopia? What can we learn from the failures of radical politics over the last 100 years? Commandante Alpha talks in depth to experts from the fields of Political Economy, Politics, Science, Philosophy, Complexity, Mathematics, Music, and the Environment.
Last refreshed:
Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.
Download Metacast podcast app
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

Episode 302: #026 Understanding Class Series

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

Apr 11, 202342 minEp. 302

Episode 301: #195 Otto Neurath and Socialist Planning w/ Prof Thomas Uebel - Part 2

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

Mar 28, 20234 minEp. 301

Episode 300: #194 Otto Neurath and Socialist Planning w/ Prof Thomas Uebel - Part1

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/

Mar 23, 202349 minEp. 300

Episode 298: #192 Negotiated Coordination w/ Pat Devine Part 1

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

Feb 21, 202346 minEp. 298

Episode 297: UNLOCKED! - The Venezuelan Communes w/ Cira Pascual Marquina - Pt 2

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...

Feb 12, 202344 minEp. 297

Episode 296: #025 Understanding Class Series

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...

Feb 07, 202358 minEp. 296

Episode 295: #191 Reading Marx w/ Ed George Part 2 - TEASER

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://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega...

Jan 25, 202312 minEp. 295

Episode 294: #190 Reading Capital w/ Ed George Part 1

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/

Jan 23, 202358 minEp. 294

Episode 293: #024 Understanding Class Series

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...

Jan 06, 202354 minEp. 293

Episode 292: #189 The Venezuelan Communes w/ Cira Pascual Marquina - Pt 2 - TEASER

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...

Dec 23, 20224 minEp. 292

Episode 291: #188 The Venezuelan Communes w/ Cira Pascual Marquina - Pt 1

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...

Dec 22, 202258 minEp. 291

Episode 290: #023 Understanding Class Series

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...

Dec 14, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 290

Episode 289: #022 Understanding Class Series

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...

Nov 30, 202250 minEp. 289

Episode 288: #021 Understanding Class Series

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

Nov 18, 202250 minEp. 288

Episode 287: #187 Critique of the Gotha Program w/ Donal - TEASER

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...

Nov 03, 20228 minEp. 287

Episode 286: #020 Understanding Class Series

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...

Oct 29, 202240 minEp. 286

Episode 285: #019 Understanding Class Series

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

Oct 17, 202244 minEp. 285

Episode 284: #018 Understanding Class Series

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

Oct 10, 202243 minEp. 284

Episode 283: #017 Understanding Class Series

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

Oct 03, 202244 minEp. 283

Episode 282: #186 Rudolf Hilferdings Finance Capital w/ Frieder Otto Wolf

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?’ from Palgrave, New York. We talk about what we have to learn from Hilferdings seminal work, what it got...

Sep 26, 202246 minEp. 282

Episode 281: #016 Understanding Class Series

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...

Sep 16, 20221 hr 11 minEp. 281

Episode 280: #015 Understanding Class Series

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...

Sep 05, 202248 minEp. 280

Episode 279: #014 Understanding Class Series

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...

Aug 24, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 279

Episode 278: #019 Fundamental Principles Series

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/...

Aug 15, 202252 minEp. 278

Episode 275: #018 Fundamental Principles Series

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

Jul 16, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 275

Episode 274: #013 Understanding Class Series

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...

Jul 09, 202242 minEp. 274
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android