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"I think this article is one of the most explicit in linking the implications of Chomsky's linguistic work to his political views. While the open target of his attack is BF...
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heis93 wrote:
"I think this article is one of...heis93 wrote:
"I think this article is one of the most explicit in linking the implications of Chomsky's linguistic work to his political views. While the open target of his attack is BF...
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I think Howard was one of the treasures of the...I think Howard was one of the treasures of the U.S. left. The People's History of the United States is an excellent book; one must keep in mind however that Zinn did not go much for the notion of...
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I would suggest "Anarchism: A Very Short...I would suggest "Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction" by Colin Ward. It is concise but still pretty informative.
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Concerning the topic at hand...
It does seem...Concerning the topic at hand...
It does seem that theorizing about the petty-bourgeoisie as a potential agent of radical change has experienced something of a revival in recent years. Roberto M....
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One of the sources of confusion, as far as I can...One of the sources of confusion, as far as I can see, is that, to begin with, DNZ did not provide a full enough description of what he means by stakeholder "co-management" (at least in this...
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Very interesting article.
For the first half...Very interesting article.
For the first half of the article, describing developments within the party from 1905, including a detailed synopsis of issues concerning Bolshevik attitudes towards the...
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i think that Hegemony or Survival, Failed States,...i think that Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, The Chomsky Reader and Deterring Democracy are some of his books that have retained their cogency over time.
I would also recommend The Fateful...
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I am a little unclear on this term "platformist."...I am a little unclear on this term "platformist." What does it mean? Is it opposed to partyism?
thanks.
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For a very in depth and excellent book I would...For a very in depth and excellent book I would suggest David Harvey's great books, either "A Companion to Marx's Capital" or the monumental "Limits to Capital". Harvey is not merely a fawning...
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I chose Buddhism, particularly Zen. No god...I chose Buddhism, particularly Zen. No god involved.
I actually think there might be elements in religious practices, namely certain psycho-physical practices, that can have good natural human...
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Well, I am in agreement with several of the...Well, I am in agreement with several of the replies here but I am going to reply with my own thoughts anyway even if they happen to repeat a few points....
First, I wholeheartedly agree with ...
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A while back socialists from Manchester...A while back socialists from Manchester University published an interesting analysis, critique and proposal in The Cambridge Journal of Economics and Studies in Political...
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Bienvenue! It's cool to see that there is another...Bienvenue! It's cool to see that there is another radical lefty in Montreal. I live in the McGill ghetto actually. But school is through for me, I am a lowly wage labourer again. If you want to start...
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I think this is a good idea. Do you guys knows...I think this is a good idea. Do you guys knows about the "allegations of State Terrorism committed by the United States" page?
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Which only shows that you are once again...Which only shows that you are once again incoherent, ostensibly not even attempting to understand what is being said. In fact, in participatory economics subjective preferences are articulated,...
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Here is part 2 of a 3 part interchange between...Here is part 2 of a 3 part interchange between myself and Mike Albert about Jazz Remington's comments on Parecon....Mike Albert's replies are in the block quotes
Jazz:
> The second issue is the...
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I have received a reply from Kevin...I have received a reply from Kevin Carson...below...
>I write you because I am interested in what your response might be to an
>essay critiquing > Mutualism posted in another lefty forum by a ...
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Just to take this thread down a more interesting...Just to take this thread down a more interesting course I have offered this critique to both Kevin Carson and Mike Albert.
What follows is a conversation between myself and Mike Albert. Keep in...
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AK Press? The very same folks who publish most of...AK Press? The very same folks who publish most of the works of Mike Albert? All I can say is- good luck with that.!!!...perhaps you are better off finding a reactionary Marxist publsher.
As...
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I welcome this definitive rejection of Marxism....I welcome this definitive rejection of Marxism. It was a well-reasoned essay.
I think the more relevant question is: does he say something that is true, even today?
Excerpts like the...
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no, remuneration FOR effort and sacrifice explain...no, remuneration FOR effort and sacrifice explain differences in income of workers, the nominal level of income is based on an equal share of the total social product (with allowances made for those...
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I'm afraid you misunderstood the system. The...I'm afraid you misunderstood the system. The system of Parecon welcomes the introduction of technologies that will lower the social cost of producing a particular good all other factors being given....
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replying, without much hope of a constructive...replying, without much hope of a constructive dialogue, to redstar,
Right off the bat you distort my words. I wrote that left economists including Marxists tend (practically unaminously) to...
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For example you introduce Robin Hahnel not as a...For example you introduce Robin Hahnel not as a radical economist but a “radical economist.” What is the purpose of the inverted commas?
Contrary to your professed intention of objectivitiy it...
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I'm going to confine myself to...Status: feeble
I'm going to confine myself to your views on Parecon because I have considerable experience in that area, although I also find your interpretation of mutualism suspect, based on...