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, 2023•42 min•Ep. 302
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, 2023•4 min•Ep. 301
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, 2023•49 min•Ep. 300
Part two of our conversation with Pat Devine on his thoughts about socialist planning.
Feb 23, 2023•5 min•Ep. 299
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, 2023•46 min•Ep. 298
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, 2023•44 min•Ep. 297
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, 2023•58 min•Ep. 296
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, 2023•12 min•Ep. 295
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, 2023•58 min•Ep. 294
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, 2023•54 min•Ep. 293
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, 2022•4 min•Ep. 292
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, 2022•58 min•Ep. 291
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, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 290
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, 2022•50 min•Ep. 289
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, 2022•50 min•Ep. 288
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, 2022•8 min•Ep. 287
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, 2022•40 min•Ep. 286
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, 2022•44 min•Ep. 285
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, 2022•43 min•Ep. 284
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, 2022•44 min•Ep. 283
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, 2022•46 min•Ep. 282
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, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 281
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, 2022•48 min•Ep. 280
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, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 279
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, 2022•52 min•Ep. 278
The second part of our discussion with Sorrel on his time living in egalitarian communes.
Jul 31, 2022•3 min•Ep. 277
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.
Jul 30, 2022•49 min•Ep. 276
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, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 275
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, 2022•42 min•Ep. 274
This is part three of our discussion with Nicholas C. Scott about the role of the self organised Cordones in the Chilean revolution.
Jul 03, 2022•5 min•Ep. 273